What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Peloid vs Pellet - What's the difference?

peloid | pellet |

As nouns the difference between peloid and pellet

is that peloid is mud or clay used therapeutically while pellet is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

As a verb pellet is

to form into pellets.

peloid

English

(wikipedia peloid) (peloids)

Noun

(en noun)
  • mud or clay used therapeutically
  • (petrology) allochems composed of micrite

    • 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 ----