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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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He prescribed one pellet with an unpronounceable name, and left after demanding twenty dollars for his brief visit. And for some reason -- perhaps because Woggle-Bugs have stronger stomachs than boys -- the silver pellet caused it no pain whatever. These glass cases are covered with a case of steel, and weighted with a pellet of lead; they are real Leyden bottles, into which the electricity is forced to a very high tension. |
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