prill
/ (prɪl) /
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verb
(tr) to convert (a material) into a granular free-flowing form
noun
prilled material
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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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How to use prill in a sentence
The weight of the button is arrived at by comparing with the mean diameter of a standard prill of gold of known weight.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAt the same time Paul Prill occupied himself in learning the Cornet piston with his father.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski