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hydroponics definition

☆ hydro·pon·ics (hī′drə pän′iks)

noun

the science of growing or the production of plants in nutrient-rich solutions or moist inert material, instead of in soil

Etymology: hydro- + (geo)pon(ic) + -ics

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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