substratum
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sub·stra·tum
(sŭb-strā'tŭm),Any layer or stratum lying beneath another.
[L. see substrate]
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substratum
(sŭb′strā′təm, -străt′əm)n. pl. sub·strata (-strā′tə, -străt′ə) or sub·stratums
Biology A substrate.
sub·stra′tive adj.
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substrate
, substratum (sub'strat) (sub-stra'tum) [L. substratum, to lie under]1. An underlying layer or foundation.
2. A base, as of a pigment.
3. The substance acted upon, as by an enzyme. See: enzyme
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