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/.
Words nearby hydraulic fracturing
hydraulic,
hydraulic accumulator,
hydraulic brake,
hydraulic cement,
hydraulic fluid,
hydraulic fracturing,
hydraulic lift,
hydraulic mining,
hydraulic motor,
hydraulic pile,
hydraulic press