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heat-treat

heat-treat (past and past participle heat-treat·ed, present participle heat-treat·ing, 3rd person present singular heat-treats)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. temper metal by heating and cooling: to bring metal to the desired hardness by alternately heating and cooling it

2. treat muscular pains by heat: to use heat such as that generated by massage as a means of treating rheumatism or muscular injuries


heat treat·ment noun
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