Pellet 1387076 215273072 2008-05-27T13:47:21Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[fi:Pelletti]] '''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]] {{wiktionarypar|pellet}} {{disambig}} [[es:Pellet]] [[simple:Pellet]] [[fi:Pelletti]]