humic

adj, noun — 2 senses

humic

adj

Etymology From humus + -ic.

1

Of or relating to humus (the natural substance, not the food).

Derived terms
ferrohumic, humate, humic acid, isohumic, nitrohumic

humic

noun

Etymology From humus + -ic.

1

A derivative of humic acid.

  • For waters with low concentrations of aquatic humics, the coagulant dose is controlled not by the humics but by the properties of the coagulant (pH and solubility for metal coagulants).1996, William C. Becker, Charles R. O'Melia, Optimizing Ozonation for Turbidity and Organics, page 11:
  • A number of recent publications […] claim previous studies have overestimated the importance of the aromatic moieties present in humics […]2005, Irina V. Perminova, Kirk Hatfield, Norbert Hertkorn, Use of Humic Substances to Remediate Polluted Environments, page 16:
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  • Freshwater chemists learned that rather than manipulate large volumes of water through a complex procedure in order to extract a few milligrams of humics or fulvics, a simple adsorption column of certain resins could collect […]2020, Roger S. Wotton, The Biology of Particles in Aquatic Systems, Second Edition:

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