Substrate

Substrate may mean:

Substrate (biochemistry), a molecule which is acted upon by an enzyme
Substrate (biology), the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached
Substrate (chemistry), the catalytic material upon which chemical species react
Substrate (marine biology), the earthy material that exists in the bottom of a marine habitat, like dirt, rocks, sand, or gravel
Substrate (printing), the base material that images will be printed onto

Substrate may also refer to:

Wafer (electronics), material upon which semiconductor devices are fabricated
Substratum, in linguistics, a language that influences but is supplanted by a second language
Neural substrate, in neuroscience, the set of brain structures that underlies a specific behavior or psychological state

See also