pelletize

[ pel-i-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pel·let·ized, pel·let·iz·ing.

1. to make or form (concentrated ore) into pellets.

verb (used without object)

, pel·let·ized, pel·let·iz·ing.

1. to make or manufacture pellets.

Other Words From

• pellet·i·zation noun
• pellet·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pelletize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; pellet + -ize