pilling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of piling or stacking things up.

• Noun

  A process in pharmacy where a medicine is crushed and mixed with a liquid to form a paste or suspension, which is then coated onto a tablet or capsule.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pilling
filing , pilfering , spilling

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Variants

List of all variants of pilling that leads to same result
pill , pilled , pilling , pills

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to pile up'. Derived from Old English 'pilian' or 'pilianan' meaning 'to pile up'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the world's largest pile of rocks is located in Rajasthan, India? It's called 'Mandar Mountain' and is believed to be over 120 meters high.

2. In ancient Egypt, it was a common practice to pile sand on graves to protect them from animals and thieves.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pharmacy: The science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs.

2. Pharmacology: The study of the interactions between living organisms and chemicals, especially drugs.

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Culture

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In literature, 'pilling' is used metaphorically to describe the accumulation of experiences or knowledge. In pharmacy, 'pilling' is a crucial process in medication production.

How to Memorize "pilling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pile of books or a stack of blocks to remember the meaning 'to pile up'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pilling' with the idea of stacking or accumulating.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Piling up my books, I'm learning' to remember the meaning.

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