substrate
An underlying layer; a substratum.
Other meanings
The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
“The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.”
A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
Related words
- bisubstrate
- cosubstrate
- heterosubstrate
- multisubstrate
- nanosubstrate
- nonsubstrate
- phosphosubstrate
- pseudosubstrate
- substratal
- substratism
- substratist
- substratomaniac
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “substrate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.