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unannealed

unannealed adjective: not annealed.

Adjective

unannealed (not comparable)

  1. Not annealed.
    • A Prince-Rupert's-drop, which is a tear of unannealed glass, lasts indefinitely, if you keep it from meddling hands; but break its tail off, and it explodes and resolves itself into powder.1857, Various, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 2, December, 1857
    • The experiment may be varied in this way: Placing in front of the polarizer a plate of unannealed glass, you have a series of beautifully coloured rings, intersected by a black cross.1906, John Tyndall, Six Lectures on Light

Origin of unannealed

From un- + annealed.

Questions about unannealed

What does unannealed mean?
Unannealed means not annealed.
What part of speech is unannealed?
Unannealed is an adjective.

Words near unannealed in the dictionary

  1. unanimosity
  2. unanimous
  3. unanimousity
  4. unanimously
  5. unanimousness
  6. unannealed
  7. unannexable
  8. unannexed
  9. unannihilable
  10. unannihilated
  11. unannotated

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