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prill
/pɹɪl/
noun 7verb 4name 1
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2ADJ.
golden, silver
PREP.
on
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verb
1
to flow, spurt
the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast
noun
1
a rill, a small stream
Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand
2
a spinning top
noun
1
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.
2
rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag
3
A nugget of virgin metal.
4
The button of metal from an assay.
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the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast
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Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand
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Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.
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The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills, i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.
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