Pellet
/ˈpɛlɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Pellet
noun
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
"a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
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SYNONYMS
pelletize