'Substrate' may mean:
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Substrate (aquarium), the material used in the bottom of an aquarium
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Substrate (biochemistry), a molecule which is acted upon by an enzyme
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Substrate (materials science), the material on which a process is conducted
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Substrate (biology), the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached
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Substrate (chemistry), the catalytic material upon which chemical species react
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Substrate (marine biology), the earthy material that exists in the bottom of a marine habitat, like dirt, rocks, sand, or gravel
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Substrate (printing), the base material that images will be printed onto
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stratum on which another
geologic stratum lies
'Substrate' may also refer to:
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Wafer (electronics), material upon which semiconductor devices are fabricated
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Printed circuit board (electronics), or the electrically insulating portion of a PCB structure
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Substratum, in linguistics, a language that influences but is supplanted by a second language
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Neural substrate, in neuroscience, the set of brain structures that underlies a specific behavior or psychological state
For the
concept of the Universal substrate in
philosophy, see
monism.
See Also
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Reagent
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Reactant