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hydroponics
[ hahy-druh-pon-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˌhydroˈponically, adverb
- ˌhydroˈponic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hy·dro·pon·ic adjective
- hy·drop·o·nist [hahy-, drop, -, uh, -nist], hy·dro·pon·i·cist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydroponics1
First recorded in 1935–40; hydro- 1 + (geo)ponics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydroponics1
C20: from hydro- + ( geo ) ponics
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Example Sentences
That expedition perished after less than a light-year when its hydroponics system failed.
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If it wasn't for hydroponics and the Ag Culture controls, we'd be licked right now.
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I guess you'd say that there were a lot of jobs in the aquariums and the hydroponics gardens.
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All the sailors on the ship must have had hydroponics or its equivalent on the brain.
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The tomato has been widely used in experiments in solution-culture of plants, sometimes called "hydroponics."
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