What is the meaning of Torrefy?

  • (v.t.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
  • (v.t.) To dry by a fire.
  • (v.t.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable or are reduced to the state desired.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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