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hy•dro•pon•ics
Pronunciation: (hī"dru-pon'iks), [key]
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n. (used with a sing. v.)
the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Cf.
aeroculture, geoponics (def. 2).
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