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Pellet vs Spherule - What's the difference?

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Pellet is a related term of spherule.


As nouns the difference between pellet and spherule

is that pellet is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter while spherule is a small sphere.

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 ----

    spherule

    English

    Noun

    (Martian spherules) (en noun)
  • A small sphere.

    • Derived terms

    * spherular * sphaerolite, spherolithe * Martian spherule

    See also

    * ball (in topology )