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noun
Drying or roasting; especially an anaerobic heat treatment to make wood waterproof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act or process of subjecting something to heat or to highly acidic substances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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noun
An angry outburst; vituperation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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History
Latin torrefaciō.
Across languages
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