"dopant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdəʊpənt/ Forms: dopants [plural]
Etymology: From dope + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dope|ant}} dope + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} dopant (plural dopants)
  1. (materials science) A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent. Derived forms: codopant, nondopant Translations (doping agent): допа́нт (dopánt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 摻雜劑 /掺杂剂 (chānzáIjì) (Chinese Mandarin), seostusaine (Finnish), Dotierstoff [masculine] (German), Dotiermittel [neuter] (German), ドーパント (dōpanto) (Japanese), 도펀트 (dopeonteu) (Korean), dopāns [masculine] (Latin), допант (dopant) [masculine] (Macedonian), അപദ്രവ്യം (apadravyaṁ) (Malayalam), domieszka [feminine] (Polish), dopante [masculine] (Portuguese), допа́нт (dopánt) [masculine] (Russian), dopant [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dopant [masculine] (Slovene), допа́нт (dopánt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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