prill
/ (prɪl) /
verb
(tr) to convert (a material) into a granular free-flowing form
noun
prilled material
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Word Origin for prill
C18: originally a Cornish copper-mining term, of obscure origin
Words nearby prill
prig, priggery, priggish, priggism, Prigogine, prill, prilocaine, Prilosec, prim, prima ballerina, primacy
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