pellet C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈpel.ɪt/ UK /ˈpɛl.ɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #27006 Meanings 1 noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. 2 noun a small sphere The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. 3 noun A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. a pellet of wood, paper, or ore Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a solid missile discharged... shot 2 noun · a small sphere spherule Word family Forms pellets Derived forms biopelletimmunopelletmacropelletmicropelletpelletablepelletalpelleterpelletizationpelletlesspelletlikepellistorrepellet Etymology Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pellet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpel.ɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛl.ɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 27006 ## Meanings 1. a solid missile discharged from a firearm 2. a small sphere 3. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. ## Examples - The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. - The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. - a pellet of wood, paper, or ore ## Derived Forms - biopellet - immunopellet - macropellet - micropellet - pelletable - pelletal - pelleter - pelletization - pelletless - pelletlike - pellistor - repellet ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown