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Projectiles shot from a gun at high speed
“The patient, a 15-year-old girl, was hit by a pellet shot by a younger brother, who was playing with an airgun.”
A ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon
Small icy particles resembling popcorn, snow pellets or pellets, formed by frozen water droplets
Plural for a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
“For example, a red pellet could contain substances such as potassium perchlorate and strontium carbonate.”
Plural for a small stone or rock
“Barefoot, we trod cautiously around the sharp pellets on the seafloor.”
Plural for a small, usually round or cylindrical object, typically designed for easy swallowing
“The doctor advised me to ingest one pellet per day as part of my treatment.”
Plural for a small round piece of animal feces, especially from a rabbit or rodent
“First, sea ice algae may be a preferred food resource for fecal pellet producers, such as copepods or krill.”
Plural for a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material that is typically round or spherical
Plural for a small round particle of substance
To form into pellets
“In certain cases, it is best not to pellet the raw coals themselves.”
To throw stones at
To strike, especially with force
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