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hydroponic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɒnɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌhaɪdɹoʊˈpɑnɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 D R AH0 P AA1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to aquiculture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • aquacultural methods
  • hydroponic lettuce

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aquicultural, aquacultural

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from hydroponics. By surface analysis, hydro- (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”) + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hydroponinen — pertaining to or grown using hydroponics
  • Georgian: ჰიდროპონიკური (hidroṗoniḳuri) — pertaining to or grown using hydroponics