Substrate vs Nutrient - What's the difference?
substrate | nutrient |
(biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
An underlying layer; a substratum.
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
(plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
(construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
(obsolete) To strew or lay under.
* Boyle
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
* 2012 , , August 24, p.20
As nouns the difference between substrate and nutrient
is that substrate is what an enzyme acts upon while nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.As adjectives the difference between substrate and nutrient
is that substrate is having very slight furrows while nutrient is providing nourishment.As a verb substrate
is to strew or lay under.substrate
English
Noun
(en noun)- The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
- The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
- Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
Verb
(substrat)- The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.
See also
* ("substrate" on Wikipedia)nutrient
English
(wikipedia nutrient)Noun
(en noun)- Even second-generation and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.