Thesaurus: humin

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a black humic substance that is not soluble in water
3. 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.
4. A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted fromvegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certainsugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid, ulmin, gein,ulmic or geic acid, etc.
5. n a black humic substance that is not soluble in water