Substrate

Substrate

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 (biology), the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached
*Substrate (chemistry), the reactant which is consumed during a catalytic or enzymatic reaction
*Substrate (marine biology), the earthy material that exists in the bottom of a marine habitat, like dirt, rocks, sand, or gravel
*Substrate (printing), the base material that images will be printed onto
*The stratum on which another geologic stratum liesSubstrate may also refer to:
*Wafer (electronics), material upon which semiconductor devices are fabricated
*Printed circuit board (electronics), or the electrically insulating portion of a PCB structure
*Substratum, in linguistics, a language that influences but is supplanted by a second language
*Neural substrate, in neuroscience, the set of brain structures that underlies a specific behavior or psychological state

For the concept of the Universal substrate in philosophy, see monism.

ee also

*Reagent
*Reactant


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”