pellets

We have found lemma(root) word of pellets : pellet.

Definitions


[ˈpɛlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
(e.g: fish food pellets)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pelote ‘metal ball’, from a diminutive of Latin pila ‘ball’


[ˈpɛlɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form (a substance) into pellets
(e.g: the business made its name pelleting sugar beet seed)

- hit with or as if with pellets
(e.g: the last drops of rain were pelleting the windshield)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pelote ‘metal ball’, from a diminutive of Latin pila ‘ball’




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