aquiculture

aq·ui·cul·ture

A0391100 (ăk′wĭ-kŭl′chər, ä′kwĭ-)n. Variant of aquaculture.

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aq′ui·cul′tur·al adj.aq′ui·cul′tur·ist n.

aquiculture

(ˈeɪkwɪˌkʌltʃə; ˈækwɪ-) n1. (Agriculture) another name for hydroponics2. (Agriculture) a variant of aquaculture ˈaquiˌcultural adj ˈaquiˌculturist n

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. [1935–40; hydro-¹ + (geo) ponics] 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.

aquiculture

hydroponics. — aquicultural, adj.See also: Plants

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hydroponics. — aquicultural, adj.See also: Water

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Noun

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aquiculture - a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrientshydroponics, tank farmingfarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockdrip culture - a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing