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HUMIC ACID
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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.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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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