/pɹɪl/
OriginA variant of purl, 17th century.
- to flow, spurt
“the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast”
- to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling
- UK, dialectal, intransitiveTo grow sour.
- UK, dialectal, intransitiveTo become tipsy.
- a rill, a small stream
“Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand”
- obsoletea spinning top
- a pellet, a granule, a small bead
“Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.”
“The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills, i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.”
- rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag
- A nugget of virgin metal.
- The button of metal from an assay.
- The brill, a kind of flatfish.
Formsprills(present, singular, third-person) · prilling(participle, present) · prilled(participle, past) · prilled(past) · prills(plural) · Prills(plural)