torrefy
verb (used with object)
to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
torrefaction
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a word derived from
torrefy.
Example Sentences
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I can’t get no torrefaction I can’t get no frizz redaction and I dry and I dry and I dry and I dry ….
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
First, in order to feed biomass into the plant’s pulverizers, it must undergo a process called torrefaction - similar to making charcoal, or roasting coffee beans.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
Daucsavage said they hope to start torrefaction in the next few days.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
Rethke notes one trade-off with pyrolysis or torrefaction is what to do with the leftover carbon.
From The Verge ● Nov. 23, 2015
This acid compound of caffein will be largely decomposed during the process of torrefaction, so that in roasted coffee a larger percentage will be present in the free state.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
