Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or derived from humus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or derived from mold (humus).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold. See
humin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, or relating to
humus
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or derived from humus
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Examples
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But the environmental significance of these processes is still unknown, Jafvert says, because naturally-occurring materials called humic acids also generate ROS in water.
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Specifically, they evaluate changes in total soil organic carbon and in the chemical characteristics of the soil organic matter and its main constituents known as humic substances (from humus origin).
innovations-report 2010
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Organic fertilizers and soil amendments such as humic acid will provide much better nutrition to any plant than chemical fertilizers will.
RV Full Time Living. RV News, Tips and Information admin 2010
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Subsequently, when zeolite is chemically dissolved in a simple water solution, or when taken as a straight mineral supplement in capsule form, its therapeutic effect (i.e. benefit to you) is not as strong or beneficial as it is when combined with an all natural, organic, bio-active intracellular carrier such as humic, fulvic, or processed humates.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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Organic fertilizers and soil amendments such as humic acid will provide much better nutrition to any plant than chemical fertilizers will.
RV Full Time Living. RV News, Tips and Information admin 2010
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- permeable for the reactants (e.g. water pollutants and H2) and impermeable for the catalyst poisons (e.g. heavy metals and natural polyelectrolytes such as humic substances).
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The compost itself is beneficial to the land in many ways, including as a soil conditioner and fertilizer, an additive providing vital humus or humic acids, and a natural pesticide.
Maria Rodale: Got Dirt? Give Thanks Maria Rodale 2011
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The compost itself is beneficial to the land in many ways, including as a soil conditioner and fertilizer, an additive providing vital humus or humic acids, and a natural pesticide.
Maria Rodale: Got Dirt? Give Thanks Maria Rodale 2011
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The saturated moss product is then removed and buried, where it breaks down in an environmentally friendly manner; the peat moss itself contains humic acid, which is a powerful catalyst in breaking down hydrocarbon molecules.
The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010
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“Help him, would you?” says Chris, walking away toward what appears to be bottles of shampoo—actually humic acid.
MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010
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