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dopant

[ doh-puhnt ]

noun

, Electronics.
  1. 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.



dopant

/ ˈdəʊpənt /

noun

  1. an element or compound used to dope a semiconductor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dopant1

First recorded in 1960–65; dope + -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dopant1

C20: see dope , -ant

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