Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

torrefaction

 - 1 dictionary result

tor⋅re⋅fy

[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
2. Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.
3. to roast, as metallic ores.
Also, torrify.


Origin:
1595–1605; < L torrefacere to make dry or hot, equiv. to torre-, s. of torrēre to dry up, parch, scorch + facere -fy; see torrid


tor⋅re⋅fac⋅tion [tawr-uh-fak-shuhn, tor-] , noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To torrefaction
Search another word or see torrefaction on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: