torrefy

To dry or parch with heat; roast.

Specifically— In metallurgy, to roast or scorch, as metallic ores.

In pharmacy, to dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they become friable or are reduced to any state desired.

transitive verb

To dry by a fire.

transitive verb

To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.

transitive verb

To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.

verb

To subject to intense heat; to parch, to roast.