One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. Inverse of recipient.

The person who makes a gift. Back to the Top

The family or unrelated volunteer who donates tissues, organs or blood to a person in need.

blood taken from an individual.

An atom which is likely to give off one or more electrons when placed in a crystal

dopant atom with a valence higher than of the host material atoms. Donor atoms add energy levels below the conduction band.

A material that is intentionally added to a pure semiconductor material in order to increase the population of free electrons in that semiconductor, resulting in a net negative charge. A semiconductor that has had donor material added to it is called "n-type."

A type of impurity that adds electrons to the atoms of a semiconductor substance.

An individual who commissions an artwork for presentation to a church or other institution.

The individual whose stem cells will be given to the recipient

The supplier of the resources in the form of external assistance to the recipient.