substrate

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

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