ulmin (countable and uncountable, plural ulmins)
(organic compound) A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ul"min, n. Etym: [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmine.] (Chem.)
Definition: A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin. [Formerly written ulmine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
