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heterolayer

heterolayer noun: any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.

Noun

heterolayer (plural heterolayers)

  1. Any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device

Forms of heterolayer

pluralheterolayers

Origin of heterolayer

From hetero- + layer.

Questions about heterolayer

What does heterolayer mean?
Heterolayer means any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.
What part of speech is heterolayer?
Heterolayer is a noun.
What is the plural of heterolayer?
The plural of heterolayer is heterolayers.

Words near heterolayer in the dictionary

  1. heterokurtosis
  2. heterokurtosis-robust
  3. heterolactic
  4. heteroland
  5. heterolateral
  6. heterolayer
  7. heterolayers
  8. heterolecithal
  9. heteroleptic
  10. heteroligand
  11. heteroligands

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