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torrefy
or ³Ù´Ç°ù·°ù¾±Â·´Ú²â
[ tawr-uh-fahy, tor- ]
verb (used with object)
torrefied, torrefying.
- to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.
- to roast, as metallic ores.
torrefy
/ ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən; ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- tr to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast
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Derived Forms
- torrefaction, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù´Ç°ù·°ù±ð·´Ú²¹³¦Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [tawr-, uh, -, fak, -sh, uh, n, tor-], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of torrefy1
C17: from French ³Ù´Ç°ù°ùé´Ú¾±±ð°ù, from Latin torrefacere, from ³Ù´Ç°ù°ùŧ°ù±ð to parch + facere to make
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Torrefy, tor′e-fī, v.t. to scorch: to parch:—pa.t. and pa.p. torr′efied.—n.
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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.
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