torrefy

or tor·ri·fy

[ tawr-uh-fahy, tor- ]

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.

torrefy

/ ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən; ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• torrefaction, noun

Other Words From

• tor·re·fac·tion [tawr-, uh, -, fak, -sh, uh, n, tor-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of torrefy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of torrefy¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bake
• blot
• deplete
• drain
• empty
• evaporate
• exhaust
• sear
• shrivel
• wilt
• wipe
• wither