retorting in English

verb

1

say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

“No need to be rude,” retorted Isabel

synonyms: answer, reply, respond, say in response, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap back

2

repay (an insult or injury).

it was now his time to retort the humiliation

3

heat in a retort in order to separate or purify.

the raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works

verb

• answer, reply, respond, say in response, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap back
• come back, return, rejoin, riposte, repay

Use "retorting" in a sentence

1. Retorting achieves microbial stability with heat.

2. To increase efficiency when retorting oil shale, researchers have proposed and tested several co-pyrolysis processes.

3. The existing retorting technology can not exploit the oil shale properly for it can cause pollution to the environment and it is high energy-consuming.

4. This experience can be used by China to guide the development of its oil shale retorting sector in a healthy and sustainable way.

5. This article envisions the trends in the development of oil shale retorting technologies and concludes that Estonia′s experience and practice can be used for reference for China.