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• pellet — [pel′it] n. [ME pelote < OFr < VL * pilotta, dim. of L pila, a ball, orig., knot of hair: see PILE2] 1. a little ball or rounded mass, as of clay, paper, medicine, compressed food for animals, etc. 2. a) a crude projectile of stone, etc.,… …   English World dictionary

• Pellet stove — A wood pellet stove A pellet stove is a stove that burns compressed wood or biomass pellets to create a source of heat for residential and sometimes industrial spaces. By slowly feeding fuel from a storage container (hopper) into a burn pot area …   Wikipedia

• Pellet (Futtermittel) — Historische Futtertabelle nach Kühn Futtermittel (abkürzend als Futter bezeichnet) ist ein allgemeiner Sammelbegriff für alle Formen von Tiernahrung. Der Begriff umfasst alle Ernährungsmittel für alle von Menschen gehaltenen Tiere wie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Pellet (ornithology) — Pellets from a Long eared Owl. The alimentary canal of a bird …   Wikipedia

• pellet — UK [ˈpelɪt] / US [ˈpelət] noun [countable] Word forms pellet : singular pellet plural pellets a) a small round piece of a substance fish food pellets b) a small round piece of steel or lead that is fired from a gun shotgun pellets …   English dictionary

• pellet — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pellet — 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… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• pellet — 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… …   Universalium

• pellet — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pellet — pel|let [ pelət ] noun count a small round piece of a substance: fish food pellets a. a small round piece of steel or LEAD that is fired from a gun: shotgun pellets …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pellet — pel•let [[t]ˈpɛl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a small, rounded 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, usu. of stone,… …   From formal English to slang