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Definitions for humic
ˈhyu mɪk; often ˈyu-hu·mic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. humicadjective

    of or relating to or derived from humus

    "humic acid"

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  1. humicadjective

    of, or relating to humus

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  1. humic

    Humic substances (HS) are organic compounds that are important components of humus, the major organic fraction of soil, peat, and coal (and also a constituent of many upland streams, dystrophic lakes, and ocean water). For a long era in the 19th and 20th centuries, humic substances were often viewed through a lens of acid–base theory that described humic acids (HA), as organic acids, and their conjugate bases, humates, as important components of organic matter. Through this viewpoint humic acids were defined as organic substances extracted from soil that coagulate (form small solid pieces) when a strong-base extract is acidified, whereas fulvic acids (FA) are organic acids that remain soluble (stay dissolved) when a strong-base extract is acidified. The remaining alkali-insoluble part of humus would be termed humin. Humic matter in isolation is the result of a chemical extraction from the soil organic matter or the dissolved organic matter and represent the humic molecules distributed in the soil or water. A new understanding views humic substances not as high-molecular-weight macropolymers but as heterogeneous and relatively small molecular components of the soil organic matter auto-assembled in supramolecular associations and composed of a variety of compounds of biological origin and synthesized by abiotic and biotic reactions in soil. It is the large molecular complexity of the soil humeome that confers to humic matter its bioactivity in soil and its role as plant growth promoter.The academic definition of humic substances is under debate as "humification" becomes unsupported as a special case, leading to some radical definitions expanding HS to encompass all difficult-to-characterize soil organic matter, at the cost of clarity. There is also a call to forgo the traditional alkali extract method and directly analyze the soil, but its complexity prevents widespread adoption in agriculture. In practice, this means some sources may apply a traditional acid-base analysis to compost, then state the results in term of "humic substances".

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  1. humic

    Humic refers to a class of organic compounds that are the primary components of humus, the organic matter present in soil and sediment. These compounds are formed by the microbial decomposition of dead plant and animal matter. They are complex and variable in nature, and can play important roles in soil fertility, plant nutrition, and the carbon cycle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Humicadjective

    pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See Humin

  2. Etymology: [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Humic

    hū′mik, adj. denoting an acid formed by the action of alkalies on humus or mould.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of humic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of humic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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