SOUR HUMUS

Meaning of SOUR HUMUS in English

noun

: humus harmful to plant growth because of the presence of humic or similar acids

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HUMUS — [L] n [Agr.] humus
Interlingua English vocab
HUMUS — humo
English interlingue dictionary
HUMUS — noun see: humble Date: 1796 a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HUMUS — Nonliving, finely divided organic matter in soil, derived from microbial decomposition of plant and animal substances. Ranging in colour from …
Английский словарь Британика
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(ə)r, ˈsau̇ə, esp in the South ˈsau̇wə(r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMUS — ˈ(h)yüməs noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, earth, ground — more at humble : a brown or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUR — (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMUS — (n.) That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. i. ) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMUS — ( n. ) That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — — sourish , adj. — sourly , adv. — sourness , n. /soweur, sow"euhr/ , adj., sourer, sourest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMUS — /hyooh"meuhs/ or, often, /yooh"-/ , n. the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — v. cause to turn sour; make bitter, disillusion; become sour; become disillusioned and resentful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HUMUS — n. rich soil formed from decayed matter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(-ə)r adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin to Old High German sūr sour, Lithuanian sūrus salty …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, earth — more at humble Date: 1796 : a brown or black complex variable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUR — superl afflictive; painful. 2. sour ·vt to make cold and unproductive, as soil. 3. sour ·vt to make unhappy, uneasy, …
Webster English vocab
HUMUS — noun that portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. it is a valuable constituent …
Webster English vocab
HUMUS — [ 'hju:məs ] ■ noun the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of plant material by soil microorganisms. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOUR — [sour] adj [ME, fr. OE sur; akin to OHG sur sour, Lith surus salty] (bef. 12c) 1: causing or characterized …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMUS — [hu.mus] n [NL, fr. L, earth--more at humble] (1796): a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMUS — nonliving, finely divided organic matter in soil, derived from microbial decomposition of plant and animal substances. Humus, which ranges in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUR — sour BrE AmE ˈsa ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə r ▷ soured ˈsa ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HUMUS — humus BrE AmE ˈhjuːm əs § \ ˈjuːm-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUR — / ˈsaʊə(r); NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective 1. having a taste like that of a lemon or of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMUS — / ˈhjuːməs; NAmE / noun [ U ] a substance made from dead leaves and plants, added to soil to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — I. sour 1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sur ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUMUS — I. humus 1 BrE AmE , hummus /ˈhuːməs, ˈhʊ-/ noun [uncountable] a Greek food made from a soft mixture of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUMUS — n. the organic constituent of soil, usu. formed by the decomposition of plants and leaves by soil bacteria. øøhumusify v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUR — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUMUS — n. the organic constituent of soil, usu. formed by the decomposition of plants and leaves by soil bacteria. humusify v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Oxford English vocab
HUMUS — n. the organic constituent of soil, usu. formed by the decomposition of plants and leaves by soil bacteria. Derivatives: humusify …
Oxford English vocab
SOUR — ( sours, souring, soured) 1. Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMUS — Humus is the part of soil which consists of dead plants that have begun to decay. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMUS — Humus is the part of soil which consists of dead plants that have begun to decay. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOUR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a musty/stale/sour smell (= old and not fresh ) ▪ The clothes in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUMUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also the humus from decaying plants is washed down. ▪ Cultivation: The planting medium should …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUMUS — [noun] [U] - dark earth made of organic material such as decayed leaves and plantsSoil which contains a lot of …
Cambridge English vocab
HUMUS — n. Nonliving, finely divided organic matter in soil, derived from microbial decomposition of plant and animal substances. Ranging in colour …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOUR — Synonyms and related words : abrupt, absonant, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acescency, acescent, acetify, acid, acidic, acidify, acidity, acidulant, acidulate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — I. noun Sour is used after these nouns: ↑ whisky II. verb Sour is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOUR — n. 25B6; adjective sour wine : ACID, acidic, acidy, acidulated, tart, bitter, sharp, vinegary, pungent; N. Amer. acerb; technical acerbic. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMUS — A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SOUR — adj. 1 acid, acidic, tart, vinegary, lemony, acidulous or acidulent, acidulated, acescent, acerbic This apple has a pleasant, slightly sour …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HUMUS — Partially decomposed organic soil material.
English Glossary Of Geography
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый; кисловатый Syn : acid 2., acidulous, tart I Ant : savoury, bland, kind, sweet, 2) прокисший …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMUS — сущ. гумус, перегной; чернозем Syn : black earth, chernozem гумус, перегной humus гумус, перегной; чернозем
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — sour.ogg 1. ʹsaʋə n 1. кислятина 2. кислый раствор ( при отбеливании, дублении ) 3. амер. «сауэр», лимонный коктейль to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUMUS — humus.ogg ʹhju:məs n гумус, перегной
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOUR — 1. ʹsaʋə n 1. кислятина 2. кислый раствор ( при отбеливании, дублении ) 3. амер. «сауэр», лимонный коктейль to take …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый, кисловатый ( имеющий кислый вкус, как, напр., уксус, лимон, незрелая слив и т. п. ) sour …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый, кисловатый (имеющий кислый вкус, как, напр., уксус, лимон, незрелая слив и т. п.) sour grapes — зеленый (кислый) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HUMUS — 1) чернозём, гумус, растительный слой, дерновая земля 2) осадок из вторичного отстойника • - mould humus
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый; кисловатый Syn : acid 2., acidulous, tart I Ant : savoury, bland, kind, sweet, 2) прокисший …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMUS — сущ. гумус, перегной; чернозем Syn : black earth, chernozem гумус, перегной humus гумус, перегной; чернозем
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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