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pellets

  • plural of pellet.
  • present tense form of pellet (3rd person singular).

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The supplies needed to keep them running - coking coal and iron pellets - are also running low.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

With these cookers, set the internal temperature and the computer takes over, feeding small compressed hardwood pellets into the fire as needed to hold the target heat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

As they process that seawater, excess calcium and carbonate ions are removed from the body and released as solid calcium carbonate pellets called ichthyocarbonates.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

Carville said strimmers, electric lawnmowers, slug pellets, cars, cattle-grids and ponds were among the many man-made actions that contribute to hedgehog decline.

From BBC May 9, 2026

Even caged rats are given water bottles and food pellets.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson