hydroponic

[ hahy-druh-pon-ik ]

adjective

1. relating to hydroponics, the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in a liquid nutrient solution rather than in soil:

   Soil-grown seedlings were transferred to the hydroponic solution and photographed 21 days later to show growth.

Other Words From

• hy·dro·pon·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroponic¹

First recorded in 1935–40; hydroponic(s) ( def ), by shortening

Example Sentences

The industry is turning to robot harvesters, hydroponic tabletop farming and other developing technologies to address some of those challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

Even produce grown in greenhouses hydroponically can still harbor germs and pesticides.

From Salon

A group led by researchers at Nagoya University and Meijo University in Japan has developed a disinfection technology that uses low-temperature plasma generated by electricity to cultivate environmentally friendly hydroponically grown crops.

From Science Daily

Created to innovate urban farming as a way of ensuring food security in the future, Metro Farm is a hydroponic nursery of more than 30 different herbs, greens, and flowers—all grown vertically.

From National Geographic

Her research group has now developed an electrically conductive cultivation substrate tailored to hydroponic cultivation which they call eSoil.

From Science Daily