Of or pertaining to a substratum. / (linguistics) Specifically, pertaining to a substrate language.

plural of substrate / (health) The calorie dense nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

An underlying layer; a substratum. / The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure. / (biochemistry) A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.

Having very slight furrows.

(obsolete, transitive) To strew or lay under.

Having substrata.

(linguistics) The theory that creoles take their structure from their substrate languages.

present participle of substrate