pelletise

pelletise
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) hit with or as if with pellets.
DERIVATIVES pelletize (also pelletise) verb.
ORIGIN Old French pelote 'metal ball' , from Latin pila 'ball' .

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