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pellet
pel·let [ péllət ]


noun  (plural pel·lets)
Definition:
 
1. small ball of compressed material: a small ball or piece of material that has been pressed tightly together, e.g. for animal feed or a medicine
2. small bullet: a small bullet or ball of metal fired from a gun, especially an air gun
3. imitation bullet: an imitation bullet for use in a toy gun
4. stone missile: a ball, usually made of stone, formerly used as a cannonball or as a missile fired from a catapult
5. zoology animal feces: a small round piece of the feces of some animals such as sheep or rabbits
6. birds regurgitated matter: an undigested mass of food, mostly bone and hair, that is regurgitated by owls and other birds of prey


transitive verb  (past and past participle pel·let·ed, present participle pel·let·ing, 3rd person present singular pel·lets)
Definition:
 
1. make pellets of something: to make or form something into pellets
2. strike something with pellets: to bombard or hit somebody or something with pellets
[14th century. < French pelote "small ball" < Latin pila "ball"]

pel·let·i·za·tion [ pèlləti záysh'n ] noun
pel·let·ize transitive verb
pel·let·iz·er noun
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