Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prill

/pɹɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: prill
IPA: /pɹɪl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

noun

a rill, a small stream

noun

Obsolete

noun

a pellet, a granule, a small bead

noun

rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag

noun

A nugget of virgin metal.

noun

The button of metal from an assay.

verb

to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling

Example Sentences

"the Thames, prillingfrom her naked breast"
"Each silver Prill gliding on golden Sand"
"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."

Etymology

A variant of purl, 17th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prills (present, singular) prilling (participle, present) prilled (participle, past) prilled (past) prills (plural)

Derived Forms

prilling

Phrases

prill sulfur

Synonyms

pelletize

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce prill?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪl/.
What does prill mean?: to flow, spurt
Where does prill come from?: A variant of purl, 17th century.

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