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• pellet — [ pelɛ ] n. m. • 1952; mot angl. « pilule » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Méd. Comprimé médicamenteux (surtout d hormone) destiné à être introduit sous la peau et dont la résorption lente assure un effet prolongé. ⇒ implant. 2 ♦ Métall. Petite boule de minerai… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Pellet — are small particles typically created by compressing an original material. Specific items often termed pellet include:* Pelletizing is the industrial process used to create pellets, using a pellet mill * Plastic resin pellet, a raw material used… …   Wikipedia

• Pellet — Pel let, n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. {Platoon}.] 1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax ? paper. [1913 Webster] 2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] As swift as a pellet out of a gun.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pellet — [pạ̈lit; aus engl. pellet = Kügelchen] s; s, s (meist Mehrz.): Arzneimittelzubereitung in Form kleinster Kügelchen …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

• Pellet — Pel let, v.?. To form into small balls. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pellet — Pílula o píldora muy pequeña. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

• pellet — mid 14c., from O.Fr. pelote small ball (11c.), from V.L. *pilotta, dim. of L. pila ball, perhaps originally ball of hair, from pilus hair …   Etymology dictionary

• pellet — ► NOUN 1) a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance. 2) a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet. 3) a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey. ► VERB (pelleted, pelleting) 1) form into pellets. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• pellet — [pel′it] n. [ME pelote < OFr < VL * pilotta, dim. of L pila, a ball, orig., knot of hair: see PILE2] 1. a little ball or rounded mass, as of clay, paper, medicine, compressed food for animals, etc. 2. a) a crude projectile of stone, etc.,… …   English World dictionary

• pellet — {{＃}}{{LM P47612}}{{〓}} {{［}}pellet{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Porción muy compactada de algún material: • pellet maderero; pellet alimenticio; pellet plástico.{{○}} {{＜}}2{{＞}} Porción muy compactada de madera, que suele… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos