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Definition: gein
gein
\ge"in\ (j[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr. gh^ earth.] (Chem.)
See
Humin.
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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.
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