doping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of dope
noun
  1. The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.
  2. The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.
  3. The applying of dope to a substrate such as airplane fabric, or the coating thus produced.

Pronunciation

/ˈdoʊpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doping.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-doping.wav

Word forms

doping dopings

Etymology

From dope + -ing.

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