torrefy
TOR'REFY
, 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.
