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gel-type battery, gel type battery, geltype battery
Lead-acid battery in which the electrolyte is composed of a silica gel matrix.
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I-Type semiconductor
Semiconductor material that is left intrinsic, or undoped so that the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself rather than of added impurities.
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movable-type printing
A process in which a printer used precast pieces of type, representing letters and other symbols, which were inserted into a frame and used to print documents, books, etc.
N-type semiconductor
A semiconductor produced by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with an electron-donor impurity (for example, phosphorus in silicon).
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N-type silicon
Silicon material that has been doped with a material that has more electrons in its atomic structure than silicon.
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N-type, N-type layer, N-type semiconductor, N-type silicon
1. A semiconductor to which an impurity has been added so the concentration of electrons is much higher than the concentration of holes; the electrical current is carried chiefly by these electrons.
2. Negative semiconductor material in which there are more electrons than holes; current is carried through it by the flow of electrons.
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p-type semiconductor
A semiconductor in which holes carry the current; produced by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with an electron acceptor impurity; such as, boron in silicon.
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Type-O
Jamie was told that she had type-A blood, but it was a Type-O.
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