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hydroponics

hyd·ro·po·nics

UK/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ US/ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From hydro- (“water”) + -ponics, which is from geoponics.

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