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substrate in Dutch

substrate in Dutch is substraat — substrate means the surface or material that something is built on, grown on, or attached to.

substrate in Dutch

substraat
noun
An underlying layer; a substratum.

What does "substrate" mean?

  1. noun The surface or material that something is built on, grown on, or attached to.
    "Orchids grow on a bark substrate rather than in ordinary soil."
  2. noun In biochemistry, the molecule that an enzyme acts on and converts into a product.
    "Each enzyme binds only the substrate that fits its active site."
  3. noun In ecology, the material at the bottom of a habitat in which organisms live or on which they feed.
    "The river bed's gravel substrate supports a rich insect population."
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substrate in a sentence

  • Orchids grow on a bark substrate rather than in ordinary soil.
  • The circuit is printed onto a thin ceramic substrate.
  • Each enzyme binds only the substrate that fits its active site.
  • Lactose is the substrate for lactase.

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What is "substrate" in Dutch?

"substrate" in Dutch is substraat. substrate means: The surface or material that something is built on, grown on, or attached to.

How do you use "substrate" in a sentence?

Example: "Orchids grow on a bark substrate rather than in ordinary soil." In Dutch, "substrate" is substraat.

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