torrefy (third-person singular simple present torrefies, present participle torrefying, simple past and past participle torrefied)
(transitive) To subject to intense heat; to parch, to roast.
Source: Wiktionary
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
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
