noun🔗ShareGránulo, bolitaA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter."a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"Un gránulo de madera, papel o mineral.materialsubstanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalínA lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns."The air rifle used small pellets for target practice. "El rifle de aire usaba balines pequeños para la práctica de tiro.weaponmilitarymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEgagrópilaCompressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones."In science class, we dissected an owl pellet to study what the owl had eaten by examining the tiny bones inside. "En la clase de ciencias, diseccionamos una egagrópila de búho para estudiar lo que el búho había comido, examinando los diminutos huesos que contenía.biologyanimalbirdphysiologyecologynaturebodyfoodsciencefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRodela negraA roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress)."The stained-glass window depicted a knight with a large, ominous pellet on his shield. "La vidriera representaba a un caballero con una gran y ominosa rodela negra en su escudo.heraldrycolorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGránuloOne of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator."The Pelletron accelerator uses many small pellets to accelerate the particles. "El acelerador Pelletron utiliza muchos gránulos pequeños para acelerar las partículas.physicstechnologymachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGranularTo form into pellets."The machine pellets the sawdust and turns it into fuel for the stove. "La máquina granula el aserrín y lo convierte en combustible para la estufa.processagriculturefoodmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcribillar con perdigonesTo strike with pellets."The children used their toy guns to pellet each other with soft foam balls during the play fight. "Los niños usaron sus pistolas de juguete para acribillarse con bolas de espuma suave durante la pelea de juego.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
