Hydraulic fracturing makes use of high-pressure water to create cracks in hydrocarbon-bearing shale.
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Fracturing
Synonyms for "fracturing" (29 found)
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Noun(9 words)
Related words (14)
Noun(13 words)
frackingfracture formationfracture pronefracturedfragmentationfragmentingjointingriftingrock crackingrock fragmentationrupturingsplinteringsplitting
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15 entriesgeologic processgeological processgeological propertymaterial failurematerial propertymechanical failuremechanical propertyprocessrock deformationrock propertysocial changestructural changesystem changeto breakto damage
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
11 entriesfracturing behaviorfracturing fluidfracturing mechanismfracturing pressurefracturing processfracturing riskfracturing strengthfracturing stressfracturing zonehydraulic fracturingrock fracturing
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Because of hydraulic fracturing, used to extract natural gas, the earthquake risk for Oklahoma his risen exponentially and is now the same as for coastline from Alaska to California.
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In a rage, Tom violently made pancakes, fracturing his wrist in the process.
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In her own view, she was most likely predisposed neurophysiologically to schizophrenia in such a way that her psyche could not tolerate the fracturings that others weathered while maintaining a functioning life.
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