Home › Words › H › humificationhumificationhumification means the process of humifying; conversion into humus.EtymologyBorrowed from New Latin hūmificatiō. By surface analysis, humus + -ification, following humify.nounThe process of humifying; conversion into humus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.humify 81% match — To convert into humus. vs humification →humic 69% match — Of or relating to humus (the natural substance, not the food). vs humification →huminous 66% match — Pertaining to humin. vs humification →humation 65% match — burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death vs humification →humicolous 62% match — Growing in humus. vs humification →humanation 62% match — The fact or process of becoming human. vs humification →humidification 61% match — The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas. vs humification →dustification 59% match — The process of becoming or being turned into dust. vs humification →