"Underlying" is a word in ENGLISH
underlying
ENGLISH
Definition:
Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the
underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
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substratum
ENGLISH
That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically …
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ENGLISH
To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
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