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torrefaction|tɒrɪˈfækʃən|
[n. of action f. L. torrefacĕre to torrefy: see -tion and cf. F. torréfaction.]
The process of drying or roasting by fire; the state or condition of being roasted.
1612Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 274 Torrefaction like siccation, but more violent. 1648Bp. Hall Serm. at Higham Rem. Wks. (1660) 196 Here was not a scorching and blistering but a vehement and full torrefaction. 1758Reid tr. Macquer's Chym. I. 155 The term calcination is generally used to express this torrefaction of antimony. 1829Togno & Durand Man. Mat. Med. 189 The torrefaction to which coffee is subjected..gives it a light brown colour. 1839De Quincey Casuistry Rom. Meals Wks. 1859 III. 252 Ping..now for the first time tasted it [pig] in a state of torrefaction. |