substrate

About 10.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An underlying layer; a substratum.
2. noun The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.

   The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.

3. noun A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
4. noun 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.

5. noun A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
6. noun A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
7. noun A surface to which a substance adheres.
8. verb To strew or lay under.

Similar words

substratum amino soil bedrock medium basement bottom feedstock support substrata

Often followed by

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Word family

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