substrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce substrate in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbstreɪt]
How to pronounce substrate in American English:
US [ˈsʌbˌstret]
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- Noun:
- the substance acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- any stratum lying underneath another
Word Origin
- substrate (n.)
- 1810, from Modern Latin substratum (see substratum).
Example
- 1. Given proper environment and substrate , they grow !
- 2. Study on soilless culture and substrate formula of strawberry .
- 3. Being small helps , but it 's also important that the silicon is laid out in a serpentine pattern and bonded to a soft rubber substrate , allowing the stiff material to flex , a little bit like an accordion .
- 4. Soil enzyme activity was mostly affected by substrate concentration .
- 5. Protein engineering and site directed mutagenesis have been used to change the active site and alter the substrate specificity of various hydroxynitrile lyases .