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humin

humin noun: the part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute alkali.

Noun

humin (countable and uncountable, plural humins)

  1. The part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute alkali.

Synonyms of humin

Forms of humin

pluralhumins
alternative form (dated)humine

Words formed from humin

Questions about humin

What does humin mean?
Humin means the part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute alkali.
What part of speech is humin?
Humin is a noun.
What is the plural of humin?
The plural of humin is humins.

Words near humin in the dictionary

  1. humilifics
  2. humilities
  3. humilitude
  4. humilitudes
  5. humility
  6. humin
  7. humine
  8. humineral
  9. huminerals
  10. huminite
  11. huminites

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