torrefaction

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English word torrefaction comes from Latin torreo, and later Latin torrefacio (I parch.)

torreo (Latin)

(of the cold) I nip, pinch.. I roast; bake.. I scorch, burn, parch.

I parch.

torrefaction (English)

Drying or roasting; especially an anaerobic heat treatment to make wood waterproof.

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