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geic acid
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
