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hydroponics

DEFINITIONS OF: hydroponics

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

Synonyms:
aquiculture, tank farming
Types:
drip culture
a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
Type of:
agriculture, farming, husbandry
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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