pellet
51pellet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pelote, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *pilota, diminutive of Latin pila ball Date: 14th century 1. a. a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine) b. a wad of… …
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53pellet — 1) a food particle compounded with all the essential nutrients needed for aquaculture species, shaped into a standard form and stored frozen or dried. It must retain its shape for some time and not disintegrate in water but be easily digestible… …
54pellet — pelletlike, adj. /pel it/, n. 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… …
55pellet — 1. A pilule, or very small pill. 2. A small rod shaped or ovoid dosage form that is sterile and is composed essentially of pure steroid hormones in compressed form, intended for subcutaneous implantation in …
56Pellet — 1) Her. A black spot, representing a cannon ball; a roundel. [< Lat. pila = a ball] Cf. Roundel2 2) Small stone fired in large numbers from a mortar. [< Lat. pila = a ball < pill] …
57pellet — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 FARMACIA Pequeñas esferas de azúcar que se emplean en la medicina homeopática. 2 METALURGIA Conglomerado esférico que resulta de la pelletización de un material …
58pellet — Synonyms and related words: ball, balloon, bar shot, bead, bird shot, bladder, blob, boll, bolus, brickbat, bubble, buckshot, bulb, bulbil, bulblet, bullet, cannon shot, cannonball, case shot, crossbar shot, duck shot, dumdum bullet, egg,… …
59pellet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pill, tablet, capsule; missile, pebble, hailstone, bullet. See arms, rotundity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pill, globule, bullet, bead, pebble, grain, orblet, spherule; see also rock 2 , stone …
60pellet — pel|let [ˈpelıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: pelote, from Latin pila ball ] 1.) a small ball of a substance ▪ food pellets for rabbits 2.) a small ball of metal made to be fired from a gun ▪ shotgun pellets …
