“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
TORREFIED
Verb
torrefied
simple past tense and past participle of torrefy
Adjective
torrefied (comparative more torrefied, superlative most torrefied)
Having undergone torrefaction; dried or roasted.
Anagrams
• fore-tried
Source: Wiktionary
TORREFY
Tor"re*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Torrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Torrefying.] Etym: [L. torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. torréfier, L. torrefacere.] [Written also torrify.]
1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Metal.)
Definition: To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
3. (Pharm.)
Definition: To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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