humic adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or relating to humus (the natural substance, not the food). noun1 •A derivative of humic acid.For waters with low concentrations of aquatic humics, the coagulant dose is controlled not by the humics but by the properties of the coagulant (pH and solubility for metal coagulants). — 1996 formshumics