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Noun: semiconducting material
  1. A substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
    - semiconductor

Derived forms: semiconducting materials

Type of: conductor

Part of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit

Encyclopedia: Semiconducting material