Torrefy \TAWR-uh-fahy\ verb
1. To subject to fire or intense heat
2. In pharmacology, to dry or parch drugs with heat
3. To roast, as metallic ores.
Origin:
Torrefy stems from the two Latin roots
torrēre "to dry up" and
facere "to put, or make so"
Published on July 08, 2011 13:12