hydroponic
adjective
relating to hydroponics, the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in a liquid nutrient solution rather than in soil.
hydroponically
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a word derived from
hydroponic.
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a word derived from
hydroponics.
hydroponicsnounthe cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants.
Example Sentences
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Diebiru-Ojo's research involves growing the plants hydroponically in greenhouses, where they are protected from disease.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
Even produce grown in greenhouses hydroponically can still harbor germs and pesticides.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024
A group led by researchers at Nagoya University and Meijo University in Japan has developed a disinfection technology that uses low-temperature plasma generated by electricity to cultivate environmentally friendly hydroponically grown crops.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
Aquaponics is an aquaculture system in which wastewater from farming fish is fed to hydroponically grown plants like lettuce that purify the water.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
At last I was able to escape into these underground caverns where they grow food plants hydroponically and sell them to supplement the produce of the dome farms and the gardens in the dome cities.
From Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles Louis Fontenay
