aeroponics
English
Etymology
From aero- + Ancient Greek πονος (ponos, “work, labour”) + -ics.
Noun
aeroponics (uncountable)
- The growing of plants without either soil or hydroponics but in a mist-laden atmosphere.
- Synonym: airponics
- 1976, Richard W. Zobel, Peter Del Tredici, and John G. Torrey, Method for Growing Plants Aeroponically, Plant Physiology, page Abstract:
- The aeroponics system uses a spinner from a home humidifier to propel nutrient solution into a polyethylene-lined plywood box atop which plants are supported on plastic light-fixture “egg crating.”
Derived terms
- fogponics
Related terms
- aeroponic
Coordinate terms
- hydroponics, geoponics, organoponics
Translations
the growing of plants in a mist-laden atmosphere
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