CEFR B2

hydroponics

adjective

Meaning

hydroponic means of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as hydroponic.
A hydroponic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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hydroponics (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /hʌɪdɹəˈpɒnɪk/

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as hydroponic.
A hydroponic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use hydroponics

hydroponic + noun (collocation): Use hydroponic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a hydroponic reaction."
become hydroponic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became hydroponic near the end."

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