pellet
IPA: pˈɛɫʌt
noun
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb
- To form into pellets.
- To strike with pellets.
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