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gein |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gein \Ge"in\, n. [Gr. ? earth.] (Chem.) See {Humin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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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