hydroponics
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪdrəˈpoʊnɪks/
- Specialized
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hidroponía
- In our biology class, we learned how hydroponics allows plants to grow without soil by using nutrient-rich water.
- use of hydroponics
When you do hydroponics, you're actually going back to industrial AG, which is you're doing yours and IV drip into the roots.
- When you do hydroponics, you're actually going back to industrial AG, which is you're doing yours and IV drip into the roots.
- So the one thing that I'm going to be doing is hydroponics.
Examples
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And it's definitely the highest grade hydroponics in the city.
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We're going to do seed starting for hydroponics in four simple steps.
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Could you point me to the hydroponics room?
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Then during the Second World War, hydroponics played a big role in the South Pacific.
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I was thrilled when I came across companies that developed software for use with hydroponics systems.
Blog text (13) -
Exploring Classroom Hydroponics shows educators and students how to grow plants without soil.
Academic text (2002) -
Hopefully, the hydroponics trays would start to produce some veggies in a few more days.
Fiction book (1998) -
Hydroponics involves growing plants in nutrient-rich water rather than soil to produce vegetables, which can be sold.
Academic text (2007) -
During the semester, students create projects such as a can crusher, ergonomic work cell, hovercraft, hydroponics, smart home, and a solar-powered vehicle.
Academic text (2008) -
Educators learn how-to basics, suggestions for soil-free science investigations, and plans for simple classroom hydroponics setups.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
Growing plants in water without using soil
How Controlled
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hydroponics = hydroponic (opaque) = hydro + pon + ic + s
The step from the adjective 'hydroponic' to the noun 'hydroponics' is a straightforward suffixal formation.
Etymology
Hydroponics comes from Greek parts hydro- meaning 'water' and -ponics meaning 'work'. So, it is literally 'water work': a way to grow plants by giving their roots food in water instead of soil.