pellet

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Saipov was shot by a police officer and immediately taken into custody after emerging from his truck shouting “God is great” in Arabic and waving paintball and pellet guns in the air.

From Seattle Times

Hot and highly radioactive, spent fuel consists of uranium pellets inside metal rods.

From Washington Times

Inside the capsule sits a frozen pellet of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium.

From Scientific American

An air gun fires pellets using compressed air and is typically used for target shooting.

From BBC

Through this method, electricity is produced by burning biomass like wood pellets and capturing and storing the emissions generated during the process.

From Reuters