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Substrate

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

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any stratum or layer lying underneath another

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a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

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the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
substratum
plural
Substrates
possessive
Substrate's
pluralpossessive
Substrates'