TORREFY


Meaning of TORREFY in English

v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 roast or dry (metallic ore, a drug, etc.). 2 parch or scorch with heat. torrefaction n.

[ F torréfier f. L torrefacere f. torrere scorch ]

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