substrate in Portuguese
substrate in Portuguese is substrato — substrate means the surface or material that something is built on, grown on, or attached to.
substrate in Portuguese
substrato
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
What does "substrate" mean?
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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."
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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."
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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 Portuguese?
"substrate" in Portuguese is substrato. 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 Portuguese, "substrate" is substrato.
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