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Meaning of substrate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  substrate
      n 1: the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
      2: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the
         gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving
         plants" [syn: {substrate}, {substratum}]
      3: any stratum or layer lying underneath another [syn:
         {substrate}, {substratum}]
      4: an indigenous language that contributes features to the
         language of an invading people who impose their language on
         the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain
         are a substrate for English" [syn: {substrate}, {substratum}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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