- substrate
- 1. A compound that is altered by an enzyme.2. Food source for growing cells or micro-organisms.3. Material on which a sedentary organism lives and grows.
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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
