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Pelletron.

A type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈpɛl.ɪˌtɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɛl.ɪˌtɹɑn/General-American
  1. A type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack.

Where this word comes from

Registered trademark of the National Electrostatics Corporation (and later the Pelletron Corporation), from pellet + -tron, for the pellets in the charging chain.

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