HyperDic: hydroponics

English > 1 sense of the word hydroponics:
NOUNacthydroponics, aquiculture, tank farminga technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
English > hydroponics: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients.
Synonymsaquiculture, tank farming
Narrowerdrip cultureA hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
Broaderfarming, agriculture, husbandryThe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Spanishhidroponia, hidroponía
Catalanhidroponia
Adjectiveshydroponicof or relating to aquiculture

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