Alt Substrate N. [MIT] Collective Noun Used To Refer To Potato Chips, Pretzels, Saltines, Or Any Other Form Of Snack Food Designed Primarily As A Carrier For Sodium Chloride.

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salt substrate n.

[MIT] Collective noun used to refer to
potato chips, pretzels, saltines, or any other form of snack food
designed primarily as a carrier for sodium chloride. Also
`sodium substrate'. From the technical term `chip substrate',
used to refer to the silicon on the top of which the active parts
of integrated circuits are deposited.

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