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Definition of Torrefy

1. v. t. To dry by a fire.

Definition of Torrefy

1. Verb. To subject to intense heat; to roast ¹

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Definition of Torrefy

1. to subject to intense heat [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]

Medical Definition of Torrefy

1. 1. To dry by a fire. 2. To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores. 3. To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired. Origin: L. Torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. Torrefier, L. Torrefacere Alternative forms: torrify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Torrefy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary by James Curtis Hepburn (1886)
"... place near a fire in order to warm, or dry; to grill; to broil; to torrefy, roast: te wo —, to warm the hands at a fire. Syn. ..."

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