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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16