dopant

[ doh-puhnt ]

/ ˈdoʊ pənt /

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noun Electronics.

an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties: Arsenic is a dopant for silicon.

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Origin of dopant

First recorded in 1960–65; dope + -ant

Words nearby dopant

doozy, dop, dopa, dopamine, dopaminergic, dopant, dopatta, dope, dope addict, doped-out, dope fiend

British Dictionary definitions for dopant

dopant

/ (ˈdəʊpənt) /

noun

an element or compound used to dope a semiconductor

Word Origin for dopant

C20: see dope, -ant

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