noun
doping
DOH-pihng
noun
1
The use of banned drugs to improve performance in sports.
"The athlete was stripped of her medal after a doping scandal."
2
(materials science) The process of adding small amounts of an element to a semiconductor to alter its properties.
"Doping silicon with phosphorus creates an n-type semiconductor."
How to Use Doping
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIllegally using performance drugs in sport, or the technical process of altering a semiconductor.
Common pairings
doping scandal
doping test
blood doping
Word Forms
dopings plural
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