hydroponics
English
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Etymology
hydro- (“water”) + Ancient Greek πονος (ponos, “work, labour”) + -ics.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒnɪks
- Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧pon‧ics
Noun
hydroponics (uncountable)
- The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. [from 1937]
- 2013, Nathaniel Cross, The Guide To Hydroponic Gardening For The Novice: How To Grow Great Vegetables Without Soil, Speedy Publishing LLC (→ISBN)
- Despite relying on water alone to grow plants, hydroponics systems require 90 percent less water than crops grown in soil, due to water recycling and the self-contained nature of the system. Because of the closed nature of the system, it is […]
- 2013, Nathaniel Cross, The Guide To Hydroponic Gardening For The Novice: How To Grow Great Vegetables Without Soil, Speedy Publishing LLC (→ISBN)
Derived terms
- aquaponics
- hydroponic (adjective)
- hydroponically
- hydroponicist
- hydroponicum
Coordinate terms
Hyponyms
Translations
cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution
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Further reading
hydroponics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia