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third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled
to flow, spurt quotations examples
the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast
1598, John Stow, A Survey of London
plural prills
a rill, a small stream quotations examples
Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand
1603, John Davies, Microcosmos
(obsolete) a spinning top
a pellet, a granule, a small bead quotations examples
Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.
2000, R. R. Fullwood, Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries, page 275
The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills, i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.
2007, Stan A. David, Trends in Welding Research: Proceedings of the 7Th International, page 661
rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag examples
(mining) A nugget of virgin metal. examples
The button of metal from an assay. examples
to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling examples
The brill, a kind of flatfish. examples
(intransitive, UK, dialect) To grow sour. examples
(intransitive, UK, dialect) To become tipsy. examples