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dopant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdəʊpənt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: materials science

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dope Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English dopant From dope + -ant.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: допа́нт (dopánt) — doping agent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摻雜劑 /掺杂剂 (chānzáIjì) — doping agent
  • Finnish: seostusaine — doping agent
  • German: Dotierstoff — doping agent
  • German: Dotiermittel — doping agent
  • Japanese: ドーパント (dōpanto) — doping agent
  • Korean: 도펀트 (dopeonteu) — doping agent
  • Latin: dopāns — doping agent
  • Macedonian: допант (dopant) — doping agent
  • Malayalam: അപദ്രവ്യം (apadravyaṁ) — doping agent
  • Polish: domieszka — doping agent
  • Portuguese: dopante — doping agent
  • Russian: допа́нт (dopánt) — doping agent
  • Serbo-Croatian: dopant — doping agent
  • Slovene: dopant — doping agent
  • Ukrainian: допа́нт (dopánt) — doping agent