torrefy
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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
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
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 Salter, Thomas
Madame Homais reappeared, carrying one of those shaky machines that are heated with spirits of wine; for Homais liked to make his coffee at table, having, moreover, torrefied it, pulverised it, and mixed it himself.
From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx
An infusion of torrefied coffee assists digestion, and frequently removes headaches resulting from derangement in the digestive functions.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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
