HUMIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The process of the formation of humus from plant remains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("humification" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

humify (convert (plant remains) into humus)

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