substrate

In biology terms the difference between matrix and substrate

is that matrix is the medium in which bacteria are cultured while substrate is a surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.

As nouns the difference between matrix and substrate

is that matrix is the womb while substrate is what an enzyme acts upon.

As a verb substrate is

to strew or lay under.

As an adjective substrate is

having very slight furrows.

As a noun substrate

is .

As an adjective antical is

(botany) oriented towards the apex.

As a noun substrate

is .

As an adjective postical is

(botany) oriented towards the base.

As a noun substrate

is .

As an adjective crustose is

(lichenology) of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

As nouns the difference between substrate and isobologram

is that substrate is while isobologram is (biochemistry) a diagram showing the varying substrate and inhibitor concentrations that give constant enzyme activity.

As nouns the difference between substrate and enantioinduction

is that substrate is what an enzyme acts upon while enantioinduction is the enantiocontrol of a reaction as a result of a chiral feature present in the substrate, reagent, catalyst or environment.

As a verb substrate

is to strew or lay under.

As an adjective substrate

is having very slight furrows.

As nouns the difference between substrate and stereoinduction

is that substrate is while stereoinduction is (chemistry) the stereocontrol of a reaction as a result of a chiral feature present in the substrate, reagent, catalyst or environment.

As adjectives the difference between substrate and nonsubstrate

is that substrate is having very slight furrows while nonsubstrate is not of or pertaining to a substrate.

As a noun substrate

is what an enzyme acts upon.

As a verb substrate

is to strew or lay under.

As nouns the difference between substrate and computronium

is that substrate is while computronium is (science fiction) a hypothetical material engineered to maximize its use as a computing substrate.

As nouns the difference between substrate and pedicle

is that substrate is while pedicle is (zoology) a fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.