aquiculture
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aq·ui·cul·ture
(ăk′wĭ-kŭl′chər, ä′kwĭ-)n.
Variant of aquaculture.
aq′ui·cul′tur·al adj.
aq′ui·cul′tur·ist n.
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aquiculture
(ˈeɪkwɪˌkʌltʃə; ˈækwɪ-)n
1. (Agriculture) another name for hydroponics
2. (Agriculture) a variant of aquaculture
ˈaquiˌcultural adj
ˈaquiˌculturist n
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hy•dro•pon•ics
(ˌhaɪ drəˈpɒn ɪks)n.
(used with a sing. v.) the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants.
hy`dro•pon′ic, adj.
hy`dro•pon′i•cal•ly, adv.
hy•drop•o•nist (haɪˈdrɒp ə nɪst) hy`dro•pon′i•cist, n.
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aquiculture
hydroponics. — aquicultural, adj.
See also: Plants hydroponics. — aquicultural, adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:aquiculture - a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients]aquiculture - a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
drip culture - a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
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