Definition of Hydraulic fracturing

1. Noun. (oil drilling) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydraulic Fracturing

hydrates
hydrating
hydration
hydrational
hydrations
hydrator
hydrators
hydrauger
hydraulic
hydraulic brake
hydraulic brake cylinder
hydraulic brakes
hydraulic cement
hydraulic conductivity
hydraulic engineering
hydraulic fracturing (current term)
hydraulic load
hydraulic motor
hydraulic press
hydraulic pump
hydraulic radius
hydraulic ram
hydraulic retention time
hydraulic retention times
hydraulic system
hydraulic transmission
hydraulic transmission system
hydraulical
hydraulically
hydraulick

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