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TORREFACTION

\tˌɒɹɪfˈakʃən], \tˌɒɹɪfˈakʃən], \t_ˌɒ_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of TORREFACTION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Parching or drying by heat; a pharmaceutical operation for rendering drugs friable.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Act of torrefying: state of being torrefied.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

The operation of torrefying.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of roasting or parching.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Roasting, drying by artificial heat. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [French, Latin] Act or process of heating or drying by fire;-in metallurgy, the operation of roasting ores;- in pharmacy, the heating of drugs on a metallic plate, until they become friable and fit for compounding, mixing, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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