Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fulvic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ful-vic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to fulvic acid or its derivatives.

noun

A derivative of fulvic acid.

Example Sentences

"We confirm here that isolated natural marine fulvics and marine fulvics synthesized in the laboratory affect the bioavailability of trace metals to marine phytoplankton."
"Freshwater chemists learned that rather than manipulate large volumes of water through a complex procedure in order to extract a few milligrams of humics or fulvics, a simple adsorption column of certain resins could collect […]"

Etymology

From Latin fulvus (“tawny, reddish-yellow, fulvous”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fulvus

Inflected Forms

fulvics (plural)

Derived Forms

fulvate

Questions

What does fulvic mean?: Of or pertaining to fulvic acid or its derivatives.
Where does fulvic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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