pelletize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pelletize
Explanation
To pelletize is to compress something into small nuggets. Companies that make food for rabbits and guinea pigs pelletize raw ingredients to produce feed that's an appropriate size for them to nibble on. The technology of pelletizing is mostly used in factories and plants, to produce things on a large scale. Anything that needs to be squeezed together and formed into pellets, or small rounded pieces, gets pelletized. Businesses that make fuel for certain stoves pelletize wood scraps and pack the resulting pellets into bags. And drug companies pelletize medicine into tablets that can be swallowed or chewed. Pelletize comes from pellet, "little ball."
Example Sentences
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The miner’s plan includes using biofuels to pelletize iron ore instead of coal, electrifying its mines and railroads, increasing energy efficiency and using more renewable energy, Bartolomeo said in an interview.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2020
They make wastepaper pellets from materials that cannot be recycled…They shred and compress and pelletize it.
From Forbes ● Jun. 18, 2014
Dr. Bionaz elaborated, "Dairy cows are creatures of routine and are likely not accustomed to the characteristic 'skunk' smell from spent hemp biomass, especially in its concentrated pelletized form."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Not every brewery wants a pelletized hop, Sylvester said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
Ms. Schinner estimates there are about 30 cultures in her library, pelletized or freeze dried, and stored in the freezer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
While the brewers can use pelletized hops year-round, now is the season where they can actually get them fresh off the bine — which was what both Upland and Dean prefer.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2017
Koch and Green Flash chief executive Mike Hinkley dismiss that possibility: Both say they use pelletized hops that are vacuum-sealed and refrigerated to keep them fresh until the next hop harvest.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2015
In addition, fossil fuels are typically burned to heat the blast furnace and to power sintering and pelletizing plants, as well as coke ovens, emitting carbon dioxide in the process.
From Salon ● May 17, 2022
Included in the deal, Cliffs was adding six steelmaking facilities, eight finishing facilities, two iron ore mining and pelletizing operations, and three coal and cokemaking operations.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
In return the Cleveland iron ore mining company will get six steelmaking facilities, eight finishing facilities, two iron ore mining and pelletizing operations, and three coal and coke making operations.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
As I’ve written about in Forbes Magazine before, there’s a good business in clearing those dead trees out of the forests and pelletizing them before forest fires burn it all up anyway.
From Forbes ● May 28, 2013
New operations that helped boost the previous figure include several small gold mining projects, a new iron pelletizing unit, a vanadim mine and a copper project.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2010
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