rethermalizing

Verb

rethermalize (third-person singular simple present rethermalizes, present participle rethermalizing, simple past and past participle rethermalized)

1. To reheat.
2. To return to thermal equilibrium.
   • The difference in energies of the ions ionized in various parts of the electron beam will then rethermalize, resulting in an increased temperature.2001, John Gillaspy, Trapping Highly Charged Ions: Fundamentals and Applications, page 45