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Beadlike pellet
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prill
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zo["o]l.) A fish allied to the turbot ( Rhombus levis ), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret , pearl , prill . See Bret . [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 a rill, a small stream 2 (context obsolete English) a spinning top vb. to flow, spurt Etymology 2 n. 1 a pellet, a granule, a small bead 2 rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A prill is a small aggregate or globule of a material, most often a dry sphere, formed from a melted liquid. Prilled is a term used in mining and manufacturing to refer to a product that has been pelletized . The pellets are a neater, simpler form for handling, ...
Usage examples of prill.
But Prill had never walked the streets of Earth, to meet common thieves.
Glen Hirshberg, Nathan Ballingrud, David Prill, Lucius Shepard, Terry Bisson, Paul McAuley, Paul Di Filippo and Howard Waldrop, plus reprint fiction from Frank Belknap Long, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Charles L.
Otto Prill, a foreman at the Amada margarine factory, celebrated their wedding in the autumn of 1932.
Several standard prills of the same size should be made at the same time, and their mean diameter calculated.
Dense prills, such as agricultural grade, often are not detonable at all.
Balanced over a drop of ninety feet, he had been eager enough to see Nessus use the tasp on Prill.