substrate

BrE /ˈsʌb.streɪt/ AmE /ˈsʌb.streɪt/

noun en → es

1 BIOLOGY C1

a substance on which an organism lives and grows, or a material that is used to support the growth of microorganisms in a laboratory

substrato (biológico)

  • T + obj

Collocations substrate for bacteria · substrate for fungi

  • The petri dish was filled with a nutrient-rich substrate.

    El recipiente de Petri estaba lleno de un sustrato rico en nutrientes.

2 CHEMISTRY C1

a solid material that is used in chemical reactions, often to support a catalyst or absorb substances

sustrato (químico)

  • T + obj

Collocations substrate for catalysis · substrate in chromatography

  • The platinum catalyst was placed on a ceramic substrate.

    El catalizador de platino se colocó sobre un sustrato cerámico.

3 COMPUTING C1

the underlying hardware or software on which a computer program runs, often used in the context of virtual machines and operating systems

sustrato (informático)

  • T + obj

Collocations substrate for an application · substrate layer

  • The virtual machine runs on a Linux substrate.

    La máquina virtual se ejecuta sobre un sustrato de Linux.

7 ART C1

a base material used as the surface for painting or other forms of art, such as canvas or wood panels

soporte (artístico)

  • T + obj

Collocations substrate for a painting · canvas substrate

  • The artist chose canvas as the substrate for her new series.

    El artista eligió lienzo como el soporte para su nueva serie.