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HUMIC SHALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does humic shale mean?
• HUMIC SHALE (noun)
The noun HUMIC SHALE has 1 sense:
1. shale that is rich in humic acids
Familiarity information: HUMIC SHALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shale that is rich in humic acids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("humic shale" is a kind of...):
humate (material that is high in humic acids)
shale (a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay)
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