pelletizingn.
/ˈpɛlᵻtʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛləˌtaɪzɪŋ/ The action or process of forming material into pellets; pelletization. Frequently attributive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > very small sphere or pellet > forming
pelletizing1935
pelleting1936
the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > very small sphere or pellet > formation of
pelletizing1935
pelleting1936
pelletization1949
1935 U.S. Patent 2,024,176 1/1 This preliminary pelletizing or nodulizing has been found to be a difficult operation to perform.
1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 27 Dec. 7/1 Damage to seed runs as high as 82 per cent from the pelletizing process.
1968 Sci. Jrnl. Oct. 23/3 Bentonite is used..as an agent for the pelletizing of iron ore.
1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 394/1 Attempts to encourage the industry to construct at least some processing plants near to its raw materials have been most successful in the case of iron ore pelletizing plants.
2003 Brit. Plastics & Rubber (Nexis) 1 Nov. 8 Production of 60 per cent glass fibre-filled nylon 6 pellets was demonstrated at a symposium on underwater pelletising held recently.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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