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pellet — ► NOUN 1) a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance. 2) a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet. 3) a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey. ► VERB (pelleted, pelleting) 1) form into pellets. 2) … English terms dictionary
pellet — [pel′it] n. [ME pelote < OFr < VL * pilotta, dim. of L pila, a ball, orig., knot of hair: see PILE2] 1. a little ball or rounded mass, as of clay, paper, medicine, compressed food for animals, etc. 2. a) a crude projectile of stone, etc.,… … English World dictionary
Pellet stove — A wood pellet stove A pellet stove is a stove that burns compressed wood or biomass pellets to create a source of heat for residential and sometimes industrial spaces. By slowly feeding fuel from a storage container (hopper) into a burn pot area … Wikipedia
pellet — 1. noun a) Usually a small, compressed, symmetrical and hard chunk of matter. Ex: Wood pellet, ore pellet, etc. b) A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns. 2. verb a) To form into pellets b) To strike with pellets … Wiktionary
pellet gun — noun a) A small gun that propels a pellet by using a compressed spring, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means. b) A low power air pistol … Wiktionary
pellet — n. & v. n. 1 a small compressed ball of paper, bread, etc. 2 a pill. 3 a a small mass of bones, feathers, etc. regurgitated by a bird of prey. b a small hard piece of animal, usu. rodent, excreta. 4 a a piece of small shot. b an imitation bullet… … Useful english dictionary
pellet — 1. A pilule, or very small pill. 2. A small rod shaped or ovoid dosage form that is sterile and is composed essentially of pure steroid hormones in compressed form, intended for subcutaneous implantation in … Medical dictionary
pellet — noun 1》 a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance. ↘a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey. 2》 a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet. verb (pellets, pelleting, pelleted) 1》 form into pellets. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
Cass-soy pellet — A Cass soy pellet is a mixture of cassava chip, soybean meal and urea which is then compressed, cut and dehydrated to form pellets. They are used as a good source of energy protein for ruminant feedingsFact|date=February 2007 … Wikipedia
cotton seed cake — a cake or compressed pellet of the seeds of Bombyx malabaricum, the Indian cotton tree used as fish feed … Dictionary of ichthyology
