Crossword clues for humic
humic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humic \Hu"mic\, a. [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See Humin.
Wiktionary
a. of, or relating to humus
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or derived from humus; "humic acid"
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "humic".
But when there is a good proportion of manure from well fed animals in the heap, carbonate of ammonia is formed from the nitrogenous compounds in the manure, and this ammonia unites with the humic and ulmic acids and forms humate and ulmate of ammonia.
At the same time they excrete humic acids into the soil, which encourage the formation of mycorrhizal associations with soil fungi.
During the fermentation of dung, ulmic, humic, and other organic acids are formed, as well as gypsum, which fix the ammonia generated in the decomposition of the nitrogenized constituents of dung.