HYDROPONICS


Meaning of HYDROPONICS in English

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈpɒnɪks; NAmE -ˈpɑːn-/ noun

[ U ] the process of growing plants in water or sand, rather than in soil

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from hydro- of water + Greek ponos labour + -ics .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.