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pellet

The correct spelling is pellet.

How to pronounce pellet

/ˈpɛlɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈpɛlɪt/

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The correct spelling is pellet. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. For example: "a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"

Usage Examples

a pellet of wood, paper, or ore

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
  2. 2.A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
  3. 3.Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
  4. 4.A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
  5. 5.One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.

verb

  1. 1.To form into pellets.
  2. 2.To strike with pellets.

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