substrate

noun [C] /ˈsʌb·streɪt/ biology

Definition

› a substance or surface which an organism grows and lives on and uses as food › A substrate is also a substance which an enzyme (= substance produced by living cells) acts on to produce a chemical reaction.

(Definition of substrate noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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