torrefy
transitive verb
tor·re·fy
variants or less commonly torrify
ˈ⸗⸗ˌfī
-ed/-ing/-es
: to dry or roast with fire : parch, scorch: such as
a
: to subject (ores) to scorching heat so as to drive off volatile ingredients : roast
b
: to dry (drugs) on a hot metallic plate till they are friable or are reduced to the state desired
Word History
Etymology
modification (influenced by English -fy, -ify) of Latin torrefacere, from torrēre to dry, parch + facere to make
- descendance
- descendancy
- descendant
- descendants
- descended
- descended (on or upon)
- descended from
- descended on or upon
- descended to
- descendence
- descendency
- descendent
- descendental
- descendentalism
- descendentalist
- descendentalistic
- descendents
- descender
- descenders
- descendibility
- descendible
- girly
- girly-girly
- girn
- girnal