HYDROPONICS

hydroponics, aquiculture, tank farming

(noun) a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydroponics (uncountable)

The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. [from 1937]

Coordinate terms

• aeroponics, aquaponics, geoponics, organoponics

Hyponyms

• hydroculture

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 March 2025

HYDRAULIC

(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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