Meaning of humifaction | Babel Free

Definitions

The transformation of organic matter into humus; decomposition.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“In the Hejira from Rome the Holy Spirit was less perceptible than the Spirit of Hartshorn, administered by the French Ambassador; and the coach (I hear⟳) displayed on the carpet less of sanctification than of humifaction.”

“The process⟳ of rapid superficial humifaction which takes place⟳. here, is to be attributed doubtless to the temperature being so much higher than in the temperate zones, where a corresponding degree of decomposition would be the work⟳ of years.”

“Much of this valuable material is lost by constant clean⟳ cultivation and the consequent burning of the organic materials, before it reaches the stage⟳ in which humifaction may take⟳ place⟳.”

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