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torrefy

[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-] / ˈtɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈtɒr- /


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Since torrefied biomass behaves similarly to coal, that means it will take 8,000 tons to keep the facility humming for a full day.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2016

Bruce Daucsavage, president of Ochoco Lumber, said their goal is to prove torrefied biomass can become a viable and sustainable commercial business in Oregon, providing rural jobs while also improving forest health.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2016

Corn is most frequently prepared in this way for food; but this and several other grains are often torrefied for coffee.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

The solution of asphaltum in turpentine, united with drying oil by heat, or the bitumen torrefied and ground in linseed or drying-oil, acquires a firmer texture, but becomes less transparent and dries with difficulty.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter

Torrefac′tion, act of torrefying: state of being torrefied.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Torrefac′tion, act of torrefying: state of being torrefied.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various


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