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Substrate: The material upon or within which a plant or animal live or grows (e.g. Rocky or sandy substrate). See also benthic.

Substrate Feeders: Animals such as earthworms or termites that eat the soil or wood through which they burrow.

Water Repellant: Any finish that prevents penetration of water into the substrate.

Sealer: A thin liquid applied to seal a surface, to prevent previous paint from bleeding through from the surface or to prevent undue absorption of the topcoat into the substrate.

Enzyme: Helpful protein molecules, responsible for a multitude of chemical reactions within the body.

Endonuclease: An enzyme that cleaves its nucleic acid substrate at internal sites in the nucleotide sequence.

Exonuclease: An enzyme that cleaves nucleotides sequentially from free ends of a linear nucleic acid substrate.

Primer: A first coat of paint applied in order to inhibit corrosion and provide adhesion between the substrate and subsequent coats of paint.

Elasticity: The ability of paint or sealant to expand and contract with the substrate without suffering damage or changes in its appearance.

Plankton: Pelagic organisms that float through the water column, not attached to any substrate and unable to move against the currents and tides. Plankton can be further divided into phytoplankton and . . . View Full Definition