semiconductance

semiconductance

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ conductance

Noun

semiconductance (uncountable)

1. Partial conductance.
   • 2015 July 15, Pascal Rowart et al., “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, in Journal of Immunology Research‎, volume 2015, DOI:10.1155/2015/602597:

     Oedema results in disruption of cellular membranes, not only the outer cellular membrane by opening of stretch activated channels that counteract the volume increase, with dissipation of the semiconductance of the membrane, but also endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, mitochondrial membranes, and cytoskeletal microtubules.

2. (physics) The conductance of a semiconductor.