galvanneal

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of galvanize +‎ anneal

Noun

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galvanneal (uncountable)

  1. A hard form of steel made by galvanizing and then annealing

Verb

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galvanneal (third-person singular simple present galvanneals, present participle galvannealing, simple past and past participle galvannealed)

  1. (transitive) To prepare (steel) by this process.