HyperDic: humate

English > 1 sense of the word *humate*:
NOUN	substance	humate	material that is high in humic acids

English > *humate*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	material that is high in humic acids.
Narrower	humic shale	shale that is rich in humic acids
	lignite, brown coal, wood coal	Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
	peat	partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water
Broader	material, stuff	The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object