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pellet 1. Ornithol a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc., that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey 2. a small pill 3. a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornaments pellet [′pel·ət] (agriculture) A small, cylindrical, compressed mass of livestock feed. (geology) A fine-grained, sand-size, spherical to elliptical aggregate of clay-sized calcareous material, devoid of internal structure, and contained in the body of a well-sorted carbonate rock. (ordnance) A small stone or metal ball used as a missile in firearms. (pharmacology) A small pill. (science and technology) A small spherical or cylindrical body. (vertebrate zoology) A mass of undigestible material regurgitated by a carnivorous bird. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was discovered about 100 years ago that these teeth could be lightened up substantially by temporarily sealing up a cotton pellet soaked with oxalic acid inside the access hole in the crown of the root canal treated tooth. A "cold test," in which a cotton pellet is cooled to temperatures between -25
Argentina will sell to Cuba 3,000 tons of black beans, 10,000 tons of wheat flour, 5,000 tons of cotton pellets, 100 tons of powdered milk and 300 tons of poultry. |
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