How to pronounce hydroponics
American English pronunciation
hy-druh-PON-iks
- IPA
- /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/
- Syllables
- hy · druh · PON · iks (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What hydroponics means
Growing plants in water mixed with plant food instead of soil
In a sentence: Using hydroponics, the class grew lettuce in tubs of water by the window.
Where it comes from: It was made from hydro-, meaning "water," and the end of geoponics, an older word for farming. It has been used since 1937.
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