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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TORREFY
v.t.[L. torrefacio; L. torridus, torreo, and facio.] 1. To dry by a fire.
2. In metallurgy, to roast or scorch, as metallic ores.
3. In pharmacy, to dry or parch, as drugs, on a metalline plate till they are friable, or are reduced to any state desired.
TORREFYING
ppr. Drying by a fire; roasting; parching.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TORREFY
Tor "re *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Torrefied; p. pr. & vb. n.Torrefying. ] Etym: [L. torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. torréfier, L. torrefacere.] [Written also torrify.]
1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Metal. )
Defn: To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
3. (Pharm.)
Defn: To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
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