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Pellet vs Biolistics - What's the difference?

pellet | biolistics |

As nouns the difference between pellet and biolistics

is that pellet is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter while biolistics is (genetics) the introduction of dna into a plant or animal cell by coating it onto the surface of a pellet and firing it into the tissue at high velocity.

As a verb pellet

is to form into pellets.

pellet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
  • a pellet of wood, paper, or ore
  • A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
  • Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
  • (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into pellets
  • To strike with pellets
  • Synonyms

    *(to form into pellets) pelletize ----

    biolistics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (genetics) The introduction of DNA into a plant or animal cell by coating it onto the surface of a pellet and firing it into the tissue at high velocity
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