substrate

substrate
noun /ˈsʌbstreɪt/
a) What an enzyme acts upon.

The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.

b) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.

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  • Substrate — may mean: *Substrate (aquarium), the material used in the bottom of an aquarium *Substrate (biochemistry), a molecule that is acted upon by an enzyme *Substrate (materials science), the material on which a process is conducted *Substrate… …   Wikipedia

  • Substrate — Sub strate, n. A substratum. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Substrate — Sub strate, a. Having very slight furrows. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Substrate — Sub*strate , v. t. [L. substratus, p. p. of substrahere. See {Substratum}.] To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • substrate — substrate. См. субстрат. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Substrate — Substrate. См. Подложка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • substrate — (n.) 1810, from Mod.L. substratum (see SUBSTRATUM (Cf. substratum)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • substrate — [sub′strāt΄] n. 1. SUBSTRATUM 2. Biochem. a substance acted upon, as by an enzyme 3. Biol. Bacteriology MEDIUM (n. 6) …   English World dictionary

  • substrate — 1. The substance acted upon and changed by an enzyme; the reactant considered to be attacked in a chemical reaction. 2. The base on which an organism lives or grows; e.g., the s. on which microorganisms and cells grow in cell culture. [L. sub… …   Medical dictionary

  • substrate — n. the specific substance or substances on which a given enzyme acts. For example, starch is the substrate for salivary amylase; RNA is the substrate for ribonuclease …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • substrate — UK [ˈsʌbˌstreɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms substrate : singular substrate plural substrates 1) biology the material that a plant or an animal that does not move much feeds on or uses as support 2) chemistry a substance on which a catalyst… …   English dictionary

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