Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydraulic fracturing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: hy-draulic frac-tur-ing
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The chemicals were used by companies during a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which involves the high-pressure injection of a mixture of water, sand and chemical additives into rock formations deep underground."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fracing fracking hydrofracking

Questions

What does hydraulic fracturing mean?: A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.

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