substratum

  • 121Substrat — Trägermaterial * * * ◆ Sub|strat auch: Subst|rat 〈n. 11〉 1. Grund , Unterlage 2. 〈Biol.; Chem.; Phys.〉 Nährboden, Grundmaterial, auf das das zu untersuchende Material aufgebracht wird 3. 〈Chem.〉 am Aufbau von Farbstoffen beteiligter farbloser… …

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  • 122substrate — (n.) 1810, from Mod.L. substratum (see SUBSTRATUM (Cf. substratum)) …

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  • 123subbing — noun working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence • Syn: ↑substituting • Derivationally related forms: ↑substitute (for: ↑substituting), ↑sub • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 124sub|stra|tum — «suhb STRAY tuhm, STRAT uhm», noun, plural ta or tums. 1. a layer lying under another: »Beneath the sandy soil there was a substratum of clay ten feet thick. 2. a layer of earth lying just under the surface soil; subsoil. 3. Figurative. basis; …

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  • 125Subject — Sub*ject , n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority… …

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  • 126substrate — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin substratum Date: 1807 1. substratum 2. the base on which an organism lives < the soil is the substrate of most seed plants > 3. a substance acted upon (as by an enzyme) …

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  • 127Azerbaijan — This article is about the country in Eurasia. For other uses, see Azerbaijan (disambiguation) …

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  • 128Huns — The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi nomads, [Walter Pohl has remarked early medieval peoples were far less homogeneous than often thought. They themselves shared the fundamental belief to be of common&#8230; …

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