Substrate

Substrate may mean:

• Substrate (biochemistry), a molecule that is acted upon by an enzyme
• Substrate (materials science), the material on which a process is conducted
• 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 may also refer to:

• Wafer (electronics), material upon which semiconductor devices are fabricated
• Printed circuit board (electronics), or the electrically insulating portion of a PCB structure

See also

• Reagent
• Reactant

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