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hydroponics
[ hahy-druh-pon-iks ]
noun
- the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture ( def ), geoponics ( def 2 ).
hydroponics
/ ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpɒnɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular a method of cultivating plants by growing them in gravel, etc, through which water containing dissolved inorganic nutrient salts is pumped Also calledaquiculture
hydroponics
/ hī′drə-pŏn′ĭks /
- The cultivation of plants in a nutrient-rich solution, rather than in soil, and under controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity.
- Also called aquaculture
Derived Forms
- ˌhydroˈponically, adverb
- ˌhydroˈponic, adjective
Other Words From
- hy·dro·pon·ic adjective
- hy·drop·o·nist [hahy-, drop, -, uh, -nist], hy·dro·pon·i·cist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hydroponics1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hydroponics1
Example Sentences
Alexander said hydroponics – saving water by growing plants without soil – is just one piece of the puzzle for future farming.
One of my Outside buddies, Mary Turner, told me she was being sent an elaborate hydroponics rig made by a Los Angeles–based company called Lettuce Grow.
That expedition perished after less than a light-year when its hydroponics system failed.
If it wasn't for hydroponics and the Ag Culture controls, we'd be licked right now.
I guess you'd say that there were a lot of jobs in the aquariums and the hydroponics gardens.
All the sailors on the ship must have had hydroponics or its equivalent on the brain.
The tomato has been widely used in experiments in solution-culture of plants, sometimes called "hydroponics."
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