dopant. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

dopant

SYLLABICATION:	dop·ant
PRONUNCIATION:	dpnt
NOUN:	A substance, such as boron, added in small amounts to a pure semiconductor material to alter its conductive properties for use in transistors and diodes.
ETYMOLOGY:	dop(e) + –ant.


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