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substrate in Finnish

substrate in Finnish is aluskerros, substraatti, kasvualusta — substrate means the surface or material that something is built on, grown on, or attached to.

substrate in Finnish

aluskerros
noun
An underlying layer; a substratum.
substraatti
noun
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
kasvualusta
noun
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
substraatti
noun

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 Finnish?

"substrate" in Finnish is aluskerros, substraatti, kasvualusta. 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 Finnish, "substrate" is aluskerros, substraatti, kasvualusta.

Are there other ways to say "substrate" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "substrate": aluskerros, substraatti, kasvualusta.

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