substrate

English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sub‧strate
• IPA: /ˈsʌbstreɪt/

Noun

substrate (plural substrates)

1. (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
2. (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.

   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) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
5. (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
6. (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
7. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.

   The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.

   Stream substrate affects fish longevity.

Translations

the material or substance on which an enzyme acts

Catalan: substrat (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 酶作用物

French: substrat (fr) m. Italian: sottostrato (it) m. Swedish: substrat (sv) n.

a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

Catalan: substrat (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 培养基

Finnish: kasvualusta (fi) French: substrat (fr) m. Italian: sottostrato (it) m.

an underlying layer; a substratum

Catalan: substrat (ca) m.

French: substrat (fr) m.

an indigenous language

Catalan: substrat (ca) m. French: substrat (fr) m.

German: Substrat (de) n.

a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties

Catalan: substrat (ca) m.

French: substrat (fr) m.

a surface to which a substance adheres

Catalan: substrat (ca) m.

See also

• Substrate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia