Definition of humify in English:
humify
verbhumifying, humifies, humified ˈhjuːmɪfʌɪˈ(h)yo͞oməˌfī
[with object]Convert (plant remains) into humus.
plant material added to the soil has first to be humified
Example sentencesExamples
- Composting radically transforms various organic substances, it mineralizes the readily assimilable materials and humifies them into more complex compounds.
- Wormcast has been ‘processed’ by our worker earthworms which humify the soil enabling the nutrients within the soil to be made available to the plants but slowly released.
Synonyms
dampen, wet, damp, dew, water, soak, irrigate, humidify
Derivatives
nounhjuːmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
He states in his abstract: ‘The batch humification of sewage sludge in grass beds has proven to be an economical and well-working alternative to mechanical dewatering and the humification in reed beds.’
Example sentencesExamples
- This test method covers a system for visually discriminating peat and other highly organic soils on the basis of degree of humification.
- A Slovenian company has developed a highly efficient humification of all kinds of biological sludge.
- The soil carbon cycle shows the sources and sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide, with an emphasis on the two-stage process of humification.
- The content of carboxylic acids in the humic acids had increased after humification for about a year.