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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

gein \ge"in\ (j[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr. gh^ earth.] (Chem.) See Humin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humin \Hu"min\, n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.) A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid, ulmin, gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc. [1913 Webster]