To pronounce "substrates", say SUBSTR-at-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"substrates" has 3 syllables: substr-at-es. It rhymes with facilitates and traits, if that helps it stick.
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“The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Substrates" has 3 syllables: substr · at · es.
Substrates: What an enzyme acts upon.
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