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Added 10 October 2026

humification

noun

Latin root: hūmificatiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about humification at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The process of the formation of humus from plant remains.

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin hūmificatiō. By surface analysis, humus + -ification, following humify.

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