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a
: a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine)
b
: a wad of indigestible material (as of bones and fur) regurgitated by a bird of prey
2
: any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (such as an air rifle)
pelleted; pelleting; pellets
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Noun
the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This nugget ice maker produces delicious flakey and chewable pellets, but the machine itself is quite bulky and heavy, taking up quite a bit of space.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2011
Drawbacks: Testosterone pellets tenet to result in larger fluctuations in testosterone levels, require surgery to be replaced, and do not always result in optimal testosterone levels [12].
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The grounds attract other wildlife too, like warthogs who try to snack on leftover giraffe pellets.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This nugget ice maker produces delicious flakey and chewable pellets, but the machine itself is quite bulky and heavy, taking up quite a bit of space.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
Extremely high temperatures inside the reactor in those first few days are believed to have melted parts of the zirconium alloy fuel rods and some of the uranium pellets themselves.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2011
Drawbacks: Testosterone pellets tenet to result in larger fluctuations in testosterone levels, require surgery to be replaced, and do not always result in optimal testosterone levels [12].
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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pellet
noun
pel·let
ˈpel-ət 
: a usually small rounded or spherical body
specifically
: a small cylindrical or ovoid compressed mass (as of a hormone) that is implanted subcutaneously for slow absorption into bodily tissues
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