单词 | torrefy |
释义 | torrefyor tor·ri·fy[ tawr-uh-fahy, tor- ] / ˈtɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈtɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR torrefy ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), tor·re·fied, tor·re·fy·ing.to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch. Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat. to roast, as metallic ores. Origin of torrefy1595–1605; <Latin torrefacere to make dry or hot, equivalent to torre-, stem of torrēre to dry up, parch, scorch + facere-fy; see torrid OTHER WORDS FROM torrefytor·re·fac·tion [tawr-uh-fak-shuhn, tor-], /ˌtɔr əˈfæk ʃən, ˌtɒr-/, nounWords nearby torrefytorr, Torralba, Torrance, Torre de Cerredo, Torre del Greco, torrefy, Torremolinos, Torrence, Torrens, Torrens system, Torrens title Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for torrefytorrefy / (ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied(tr) to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast Derived forms of torrefytorrefaction (ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən), nounWord Origin for torrefyC17: from French torréfier, from Latin torrefacere, from torrēre to parch + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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