Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.

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activator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance added to an accelerator (See accelerator, 3) to speed the action of the accelerator.

compound

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance in which the atoms of two or more elements have united chemically to form a molecule. For example, an atom of cadmium (Cd) and one of sulfur (S) combine to form a molecule of cadmium ...

catalytic agent

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance that accomplishes catalysis.

acid

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance that dissociates in water solution and forms hydrogen (H) ions (e.g., sulfuric acid). Compare base, 2.

depolarizer

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance that retards polarization in an electrochemical cell. An example is the manganese dioxide used in dry cells.

donor impurity

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A substance whose atoms have excess electrons, and that donates electrons to the atomic structure of the semiconductor crystal to which it is added. Donor elements make semiconductors into n-type ...