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Pellet vs Granulate - What's the difference?

pellet | granulate |

As verbs the difference between pellet and granulate

is that pellet is to form into pellets while granulate is to segment into tiny grains or particles.

As a noun pellet

is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

As an adjective granulate is

consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.

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 ----

    granulate

    English

    Verb

    (granulat)
  • To segment into tiny grains or particles.
  • To collect or be formed into grains.
  • Cane juice granulates into sugar.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  • Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.