sustrato

Spanish

Noun

sustrato m (plural sustratos)

1. substratum, underlayer
2. (biochemistry) substrate (what an enzyme acts upon)
3. (biology) substrate (surface on which an organism grows)
4. (linguistics) substrate (indigenous language)
5. (soil science) subsoil

   Synonym: subsuelo

6. (horticulture) potting soil

Related terms

• estrato

 

Further reading

• “sustrato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014