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humified

American  
[hyoo-muh-fahyd, yoo-] / ˈhyu məˌfaɪd, ˈyu- /

adjective

  1. transformed into humus.

Etymology

Origin of humified

First recorded in 1905–10; hum(us) + -ify + -ed 2

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This gathering of useless nitrogen from the air, and making it over into plant-food cannot go on in a soil destitute of organic matter, requires in fact that vegetable remains or humified substances of some sort be present there.

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