2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: humin n : a black humic substance that is not soluble in water
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