'humic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'humic acid'
noun
A dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2; "the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries"
Definition of 'humic acid'
- Humin \Hu"min\, n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.)
A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted
from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids
on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also {humic
acid}, ulmin, gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc.
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