hydrofracturing

[ hahy-droh-frak-cher-ing, hahy-droh-frak- ]

/ ˌhaɪ droʊˈfræk tʃər ɪŋ, ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk- /

noun

hydraulic fracturing.

Nearby words

hydrofluorocarbon,
hydrofoil,
hydroforming,
hydroformylation,
hydrofracking,
hydrogel,
hydrogen,
hydrogen bomb,
hydrogen bond,
hydrogen bromide

Origin of hydrofracturing

First recorded in 1970–75; hydro-¹ + fracture + -ing¹

hydraulic fracturing

noun

a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.

Also called frack·ing

[frak-ing] /ˈfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frack·ing [hahy-droh-frak-ing] /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frac·tur·ing [hahy-droh-frak-cher-ing] /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk tʃər ɪŋ/.