pellet
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ɪt noun
1.
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
2.
a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like.
3.
one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun.
4.
a bullet.
5.
a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile.
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pellet (ˈpɛlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small round ball, esp of compressed matter: a wax pellet |
| 2. | a. an imitation bullet used in toy guns |
| b. a piece of small shot | |
| 3. | a stone ball formerly used as a catapult or cannon missile |
| 4. | ornithol cast, Also called: casting a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc, that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey |
| 5. | a small pill |
| 6. | a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornaments |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to strike with pellets |
| 8. | to make or form into pellets |
| [C14: from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin pilota (unattested), from Latin pila ball] | |
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Word Origin & History
pellet
mid-14c., from O.Fr. pelote "small ball" (11c.), from V.L. *pilotta, dim. of L. pila "ball," perhaps originally "ball of hair," from pilus "hair."
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Medical Dictionary
pellet pel·let (pěl'ĭt)
n.
A small pill; a pilule.
A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time.
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Example sentences
Pellet stoves have grown in popularity as a home heating source.
Wildlife rangers have been armed with chemical sprays, pellet guns and slingshots.
With the upturn in pellet stoves, we've started producing wood pellets here.
Similarly, the metal pellet idea fails to consider the electricity that goes into turning bauxite into aluminum.
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