substrate
Pronunciation:
/ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/noun
Definitions
What an enzyme acts upon.
A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
Example: 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.
verb
Definitions
To strew or lay under.
adjective
Definitions
Having very slight furrows.