torrefy

Definitions

1. 1.(Metal.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
2. 2.(Pharm.) 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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores called?
• What is to dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired called?