| NOUN | substance | substrate | the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | substrate, substratum | a surface on which an organism grows or is attached | |
| location | substrate, substratum | any stratum or layer lying underneath another | |
| communication | substrate, substratum | an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population |
| Sounds | sah'bstrey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | The substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | substance | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
| Spanish | substrato, sustrato | |
| Catalan | substrat | |
| Meaning | A surface on which an organism grows or is attached. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" | |
| Synonym | substratum | |
| Broader | surface | The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object |
| Catalan | substrat | |
| Meaning | Any stratum or layer lying underneath another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | substratum | |
| Broader | stratum | One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) |
| Spanish | substrato, sustrato | |
| Catalan | substrat | |
| Meaning | An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English" | |
| Synonym | substratum | |
| Broader | indigenous language | A language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere |
| Catalan | substrat | |
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