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| do·nor [ dṓnər ] (plural do·nors) |
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1. somebody who gives something: somebody who gives something, especially money
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2. somebody giving blood or body organ: somebody who voluntarily gives blood, a body organ or tissue, or reproductive material for the medical treatment of somebody else
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3. electronics impurity added to semiconductor: an impurity dopant such as arsenic or antimony that is added to a pure semiconductor material such as silicon in order to increase its conductivity by increasing the number of carriers of negative electrical charge free electrons
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4. chemistry atom providing electrons for bond: an atom, molecule, or group that provides the pair of electrons necessary to form a chemical bond.
See also acceptor (sense 2)
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| [15th century. Via Anglo-Norman, Old French< Latin donator< donare "give" (see donation)] |
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  do·nor·ship noun |
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