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Substrate

/ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/

What an enzyme acts upon.

📖 Definitions of "Substrate"

noun

1
What an enzyme acts upon.
2
A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item 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
A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.

verb

adjective

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
substratumnoun	A layer that lies underneath another.

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Word	Definition
substratumnoun	A layer that lies underneath another.
aminonoun	(organic chemistry) An amino acid.
soilnoun	(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
bedrocknoun	(figurative) A basis or foundation.
mediumnoun	A format for communicating or presenting information.
basementnoun	(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
feedstocknoun	Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
supportnoun	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
substratanoun	A layer that lies underneath another.
foundationnoun	That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
stratumnoun	One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
layernoun	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
underlayernoun	A layer that is below another layer.
footingnoun	A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
bednoun	(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
underlaymentnoun	Something that is underlaid, such as planking in a room of a house; underlay.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.