substrate

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• Hyphenation: sub.strat
• IPA: /ˈsʌbstreɪt/

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substrate (plural substrates)

1. (biochemistry) The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.
2. (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or is attached e.g. the rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
3. An underlying layer; a substratum.
4. (linguistics) An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population.
5. (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
6. (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.

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