Pellet

Full definition of pellet

(plural pellets)

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).