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Humin vs Ulmin - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between humin and ulmin

is that humin is the part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute alkali while ulmin is a brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation.

humin

English

Noun

(wikipedia humin) (-)
  • The part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute alkali

    • ulmin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ulmine

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation.

    • See also

    * humin (Webster 1913)