Humin \Hu"min\, n. [L. humus the earth, ground.]
(Chem.)
A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted
from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids
on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic
acid, ulmin, gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |