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Definition of Hydroponics

1. Noun. A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients.

Definition of Hydroponics

1. Noun. the cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil ¹

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Definition of Hydroponics

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Hydroponics

1. The scientific study of the growth of plants in an artificial liquid nutrient medium instead of in soil. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroponics

Literary usage of Hydroponics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recirculation edited by Peter W. Perschbacher (1995)
"hydroponics - Aquatic Plant Filters Adey, WH and K. Loveland. 1991. Dynamic Aquaria Building Living Ecosystems. Academic Press, Inc., New York, NY. 643 pgs. ..."

2. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"The advantages of hydroponics are (i) a high density of plants requiring a reduced ... Working in Brazil, MA Beek (see bibliography) used hydroponics for ..."

3. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"This is the most commonly used system in commercial hydroponics ... There are hundreds of hydroponics equipment suppliers, and even more resources on how to ..."

4. Cities Feeding People: An Examination of Urban Agriculture in East Africaby Axumite G. Egziabher by Axumite G. Egziabher (1994)
"Many high-value UA systems need to be adapted to smaller-scaled operations, including animal husbandry and limited-space farming hydroponics and stall ..."

5. Videocassettes in the Nal Collection Pertaining to Alternative Farming Systems by R. Stevens (1993)
"hydroponics : an introduction to soilless agriculture 1 videocassette (30 min. ... 1216 hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. ..."

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