hydroponic
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hydroponic
- /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɒnɪk/ UK
- /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪk/ US
- /ˌhaɪdɹoʊˈpɑnɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnɪk
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Back-formation from hydroponics. By surface analysis, hydro- (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”) + -ic.
adjective
- Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil. Sid was now living in a small commune in the Shetland Islands, where he and his fellow communards were dedicated to the growing of implausibly large hydroponic onions.
