hydroponics

== English == === Etymology === From hydro- (“water”) +‎ Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”) +‎ -ics. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ (General American) enPR: hī'drə-pŏnʹĭks, IPA(key): /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/ Rhymes: -ɒnɪks Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧pon‧ics === Noun === hydroponics (uncountable) The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. [from 1937] ==== Hyponyms ==== hydroculture ==== Coordinate terms ==== aeroponics, aquaponics, geoponics, organoponics ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hydroponics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia