humic
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This deposit, if obtained from light brown peat, is ulmic acid; if from black peat, it is humic acid.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel | Samuel William JohnsonA small portion of nitrogen unites with hydrogen, forming ammonia, which remains combined with the humic and other acids.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel | Samuel William JohnsonThis solvent separates the humic and ulmic acids from the undecomposed vegetable fibers.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel | Samuel William JohnsonIn such soils humic acids are present and the requisite alkalinity is thus awanting.
Manures and the principles of manuring | Charles Morton AikmanWe are well aware that the nitrogen present in the humic matter of the soil is readily nitrifiable.
Manures and the principles of manuring | Charles Morton Aikman
British Dictionary definitions for humic
/ (ˈhjuːmɪk) /
of, relating to, derived from, or resembling humus: humic acids
Origin of humic
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