torrefy

or tor·ri·fy

[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-]

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verb (used with object), tor·re·fied, tor·re·fy·ing.

to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.

Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.

to roast, as metallic ores.

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; see torrid

Related formstor·re·fac·tion

[tawr-uh-fak-shuh n, tor-] /ˌtɔr əˈfæk ʃən, ˌtɒr-/, noun

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Related Words for torrefy

exhaust, drain, wilt, sear, evaporate, blot, wither, deplete, bake, shrivel, wipe, empty, sponge, dehydrate, kiln, swab, parch, condense, harden, concentrate

British Dictionary definitions for torrefy

torrefy

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

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

Derived Formstorrefaction (ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən), noun

Word Origin for torrefy

C17: from French torréfier, from Latin torrefacere, from torrēre to parch + facere to make

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