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HUMIC ACID

 Dictionary entry overview: What does humic acid mean? 

HUMIC ACID (noun)
  The noun HUMIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2

  Familiarity information: HUMIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.


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HUMIC ACID (noun)


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Meaning:

A dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Context example:

the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries

Hypernyms ("humic acid" is a kind of...):

humic substance (an organic residue of decaying organic matter)


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