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pel·let (plt)
n.
1. A small pill; a pilule.
2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time.

pellet
[pel′it]
a pilule or very small pill.

pellet [pel´et]
a small pill or granule.

pellet,
n 1. mass of steroid hormones placed under the skin to be absorbed slowly.
2. pill that comprise sucrose and saturated with medicine used in homeopathy.

pellet (pel´it),
n a small, rounded mass of material.
pellet, cotton,
n a rolled ball of cotton varying in diameter from approximately ⅜ inch to ⅛ inch. (The larger size is a cotton ball; the smaller size is a pledget.)
pellet, foil,
n a loosely rolled piece of gold foil of various thicknesses; prepared from a portion–, , , , , –cut from a 4-inch (10-cm) square of foil.

pellet
a small pill or granule.

pellet feeding
see pelleted feed.


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