To heat a material followed by cooling in a controlled fashion to improve the material\u2019s physical properties. The process results in (A) degassing; (B) removal of internal stresses, providing the required amount of toughness, temper, or softness; and (C) driving impurities from the surface of the material.<\/p>\n
To heat a material, such as gold foil, to volatilize and drive off impurities from its surface, thus increasing its cohesive properties.<\/p>\n
To homogenize an amalgam alloy by heating in an oven.<\/p>\n
The process by which the complementary base pairs in the strands of DNA combine.<\/p>\n
To soften a material, such as glass, metal, or wax, by heating and cooling to remove internal stresses and to make it more easily adapted or swaged, as in preparation of materials for restorative dentistry.<\/p>\n
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To heat a material followed by cooling in a controlled fashion to improve the material\u2019s physical properties. The process results in (A) degassing; (B) removal of internal stresses, providing the required amount of toughness, temper, or softness; and (C) driving impurities from the surface of the material. To heat a material, such as gold foil, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"yoast_head":"\n