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Pellet vs Supernatant - What's the difference?

pellet | supernatant |

As nouns the difference between pellet and supernatant

is that pellet is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter while supernatant is the liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate.

As a verb pellet

is to form into pellets.

As an adjective supernatant is

lying above a sediment or precipitate.

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 ----

    supernatant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a liquid) Lying above a sediment or precipitate
  • Floating on the surface of a liquid
    • oil supernatant on water

    Antonyms

    * infranatant

    Noun

    (wikipedia supernatant) (en noun)
  • The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate
  • Material that floats on the surface of a liquid
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