Pellet

Pellet is a term used for a small particle or grain, typically one created by compressing an original material. The term is used in a variety of specific contexts.

Air gun pellets are non-spherical projectiles fired from air guns
Airsoft pellets are the spherical plastic projectiles used in Airsoft guns
The individual items of "shot" fired from a shotgun, are referred to as pellets
In centrifugation, a pellet is the concentrated component of a mixture that had been centrifuged
Animal feed pellets are feedstuffs produced from various raw materials and additives
Plastic resin pellet, or nurdle
Bird pellets are the round balls of undigested matter that some bird species occasionally regurgitate
Wood pellets or corn pellets are used in pellet stoves
Pelletizing is the industrial process used to create pellets - often using a pellet mill
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