pellet /pelˈit/

1. A little ball
2. A small rounded boss
3. A small rounded mass of compressed iron ore, waste material, etc
4. A small pill
5. A ball of shot, esp a flat-ended ball for use in air rifles, etc
6. A mass of undigested refuse thrown up by a hawk or owl

1. To form into pellets (Shakespeare)
2. To form (eg seeds for easier planting) into a pellet by surrounding with an inert substance which breaks down with moisture
3. To hit, pelt or bombard with pellets

pellˈetify, pellˈetize or pellˈetify, pellˈetise transitive verb

To form (esp solid waste material, iron ore, etc) into pellets

pelletīzāˈtion or pelletīsāˈtion noun

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