noun
- Small pellets or granules of a substance, typically produced by allowing molten material to cool and solidify.
Usage: Often used in industrial and chemical contexts
verb
- To form into small pellets or granules by cooling molten material.
Usage: Technical/industrial term
Examples
- The fertilizer was manufactured as prills for easier distribution.
- Ammonium nitrate prills are commonly used in agriculture.
- The factory prills the molten polymer to create uniform particles.
- These plastic prills will be melted down and reformed into new products.
- The process prills the sulfur into small, manageable pieces.