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Torrefaction
  1. The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.
Torrefy
  1. To dry by a fire.
Torrens System
  1. A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857-58), drafted by Sir Robert Torrens (1814-84). Its essential feature is the guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. The system has been generally adopted in Australia and British Columbia, and in its original or a modified form in some other countries, including some States of the United States. Hence Torrens title, etc.
Torrentine
  1. Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .
Torricellian
  1. Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See Barometer.
Torridness
  1. The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Torril
  1. A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse.
Torrock
  1. A gull.
Torsade
  1. A twisted cord; also, a molded or worked ornament of similar form.
Torsal
  1. A torsel.