- substratum
- Biochem. a substance acted upon, as by an enzyme
- medium (noun)
noun
The definition of a substrate is a layer underneath, or the surface where an organism grows.
An example of a substrate is a surface where an enzyme acts.
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substrate
noun
- The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.
- Biology A surface on which an organism grows or is attached.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- Linguistics An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population.
Origin of substrate
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- The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.
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- The surface on or in which plants, algae, or certain animals, such as barnacles or clams, live or grow. A substrate may serve as a source of food for an organism or simply provide support.
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Noun
(plural substrates)
- (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
- (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.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
- 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.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present substrates, present participle substrating, simple past and past participle substrated)
Adjective
(comparative more substrate, superlative most substrate)
- Having very slight furrows.
Origin
Anglicization of substratum.
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substrate - Computer Definition
The base layer of a structure such as a chip, multichip module (MCM), printed circuit board or disk platter. Silicon is the most widely used substrate for chips. Fiberglass (FR4) is mostly used for printed circuit boards, and ceramic is used for MCMs. Disk substrates are typically aluminum, glass or plastic.
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substrate - Medical Definition
n.
- The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.
- Biology A surface on which an organism grows or is attached.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
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Sentence Examples
- Most humans can generate energy through glycolysis for approximately 90 seconds before their enzymes and substrate diminish and lactic acid begins building up in the muscles, preventing continual exercise.
- This chemical reaction requires enzymes and glucose substrate to continue the energy generation, but like ATP and PCr, the available substrate and enzymes are limited.
- Depending on the age of the tiles, this glue could come up quickly with little residue, or it could be hard and firmly cemented to the substrate.
- Any laminate floor can be installed as a floating floor, meaning that it isn't glued to the substrate.
- Albert and Aquinas agree in declaring that the principle of individuation is to be found in matter, not, however, in matter as a formless substrate but in determinate matter (materia signata), which is explained to mean matter quantitatively determined in certain respects.
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