Substrate
/ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts9 letters
Definition of Substrate
noun
- What an enzyme acts upon.
- 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."
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- 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.
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