substrate
- Noun. (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
- Noun. (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
- Noun. An underlying layer; a substratum.
- Noun. (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- Noun. (context, plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- Noun. (context, construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
- Noun. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
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