torrefy

American

[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-] / ˈtɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈtɒr- /

Or torrify

verb (used with object)

torrefied, torrefying

to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.
to roast, as metallic ores.

torrefy British

/ ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən, ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

(tr) to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast

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Other Word Forms

torrefaction noun

Etymology

Origin of torrefy

1595–1605; < Latin torrefacere to make dry or hot, equivalent to torre-, stem of torrēre to dry up, parch, scorch + facere -fy; torrid

Example Sentences

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Torrefy, tor′e-fī, v.t. to scorch: to parch:—pa.t. and pa.p. torr′efied.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

They generally torrefy it in the Embers, so strip off the Bark from the Root, beating it to a Consistence fit to spread, so lay it on the griev'd Part; which both cleanses a fowl Ulcer; and after Scarrification, being apply'd to a Contusion, or Swelling, draws forth the Pain, and reduces the Part to its pristine State of Health, as I have often seen effected.

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