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photocarrier

photocarrier noun: a photoexcited electrical carrier in a semiconductor.

Noun

photocarrier (plural photocarriers)

  1. A photoexcited electrical carrier in a semiconductor.

Forms of photocarrier

pluralphotocarriers

Origin of photocarrier

From photo- + carrier.

Questions about photocarrier

What does photocarrier mean?
Photocarrier means a photoexcited electrical carrier in a semiconductor.
What part of speech is photocarrier?
Photocarrier is a noun.
What is the plural of photocarrier?
The plural of photocarrier is photocarriers.

Words near photocarrier in the dictionary

  1. photocarcinogenicity
  2. photocarcinogens
  3. photocard
  4. photocards
  5. photocarotenogenesis
  6. photocarrier
  7. photocarriers
  8. photocascade
  9. photocascades
  10. photocatalysed
  11. photocatalyser

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