English Dictionary: Gein | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Gein | |
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. |