pellet

  • 1pellet — [ 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… …

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  • 2Pellet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pellet es una denominación genérica, no española, utilizada para referirse a pequeñas porciones de material aglomerado o comprimido. El término es utilizado para referirse a diferentes materiales. En español suele… …

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  • 3Pellet — 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… …

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  • 4Pellet — 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

  • 5Pellet — [pạ̈lit; aus engl. pellet = Kügelchen] s; s, s (meist Mehrz.): Arzneimittelzubereitung in Form kleinster Kügelchen …

    Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 6Pellet — Pel let, v.?. To form into small balls. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7pellet — Pílula o píldora muy pequeña. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …

    Diccionario médico

  • 8pellet — 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 …

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  • 9pellet — ► 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) …

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  • 10pellet — [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.,… …

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