chemical vapour deposition
(US chemical vapor deposition) Manufacturing Technology
noun
A process used to produce high-purity solid materials, especially for the electronics industry, in which, typically, a layer of the desired substance is deposited on a solid substrate by exposing the latter to volatile chemical compounds that decompose on or react with it; abbreviated CVD.
Origin
1960s.
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