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torrefy
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tor·re·fy
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ˈtɔr
əˌfaɪ
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ˈtɒr-
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verb (used with object),
tor·re·fied,
tor·re·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;
<
Latin
torrefacere
to make dry or hot, equivalent to
torre-,
stem of
torrēre
to dry up, parch, scorch +
facere
-fy
;
see
torrid
Related forms
tor·re·fac·tion
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ˌtɔr
əˈfæk
ʃən
,
ˌtɒr-
/
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noun
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torrefy
(ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
(
tr
) to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast
[C17: from French
torréfier,
from Latin
torrefacere,
from
torrēre
to parch +
facere
to make]
torrefaction
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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