substrata in English

noun
1
an underlying layer or substance, in particular, a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground.
Deep drilling in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea floor revealed a continental and oceanic substratum covered by upper Miocene and younger sedimentary successions.

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1. Biological definition, pertaining to the science and application of biology: the Biological substrata; conducting Biological tests

2. Such an effect is being get mainly through aerating and irrigating substrata of the soil.

3. Synonyms for Bedrocks include bases, bottoms, foundations, substrata, underpinnings, beds, substructures, grounds, understructures and footings

4. 09.29.11 Aleatoric / Milepost 5 / Portland, OR 09.04.11 Bumbershoot Festival / EMP Skychurch / Seattle, WA 07.16.11 Substrata 1.1 / Chapel Performance Space / Seattle, WA

5. I first heard Biosphere on channel 932 Comcast, Music Choice, when they played "the things I tell you" from substrata

6. Assemblages from hy­ drologically variable sites had generalized feeding strategies, were associated with silt and general substrata, were characterized by slow-velocity species with headwater affinities, and were tolerant to silt.

7. Perhaps the lowest scale refers to the biofilm formation, that is, the settlement of microorganisms on bare substrata after molecular fouling, a foundational process for higher-scale Colonization, especially in humid or aquatic environments

8. When acid rain is absorbed into the ground, it breaks down natural minerals, such as calcium, potassium, and aluminum, and carries them into the substrata, thus robbing trees and plants of a vital source of nutrients.

9. In the activity of the plasma enzymes AST, ALT, γ-GT alkaline phosphatase, LDH and α-HBDH and also in the concentration of the substrata uric acid, urea, creatinin, glucose and total albumen, there were established age-, sex- and species-related differences, the physiological significance of which is discussed.