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English → English (gcide) Definition: geic acid geic \ge"ic\ (j[=e]"[i^]k), a. [Gr. gh^ earth.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, earthy or vegetable mold. [1913 Webster] geic acid. (Chem.) See Humin. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]