pellet
noun
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
pelleted
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past participleof pellet.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pellet.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pelletnouna small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
Example Sentences
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The scientists calculated the balance of nutrients in edible portions of whole wild fish, used within pelleted salmon feed in Norway, compared to the farmed salmon fillets.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
When the grizzly family found the pelleted livestock grain they gorged for about an hour.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
Shrimp are fed a pelleted diet and are raised until they’re the proper size.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
The RNA precipitate was pelleted by centrifuging at 4,000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C. The pellet was rinsed with 1 ml 70% ethanol, air dried, and dissolved in RNase-free water.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
Strolling bushrangers, if they escape being pelleted with lead by the enthusiastic rabbit hunters who bang suddenly among thickets, will find many vistas of loveliness.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Christopher Morley
