Pellet
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'''Pellet''' is a generic term used for a small particle or grain, typically one created by compressing an original material. The generic term is used in a variety of specific contexts.
* [[Pellet (air gun)]], non-spherical projectiles fired from air guns
* [[Airsoft pellets]] are the spherical plastic projectiles used in Airsoft guns
* The individual items of "[[Lead shot|shot]]" fired from a shotgun, are referred to as pellets
* In [[Centrifugation|centrifugation]], a pellet is the concentrated component of a mixture that had been centrifuged
* [[compound feed|Animal feed pellets]] are feedstuffs produced from various raw materials and additives
* [[Plastic resin pellet]], or nurdle
* [[Pellet (ornithology)|Bird pellets]] are the round balls of undigested matter that some bird species occasionally regurgitate
* [[Wood pellets]] or [[Corn and pellet stoves and furnaces|corn pellets]] are used in pellet stoves
* [[Pelletizing]] is the industrial process used to create pellets - often using a pellet mill.
==See also==
* [[Granular material]]
*[[Iron ore]]
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