Meanings
nounhydrofracturing (uncountable)
- uncountablegeographyCryofracturing by water ice.
- uncountableHydraulic fracturing.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishfracturing
- Englishhydrofracturing
From hydro- + fracturing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish hidrofracturación
- hidrofracturaciónhydraulic fracturing
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APA
hydrofracturing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofracturing
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“hydrofracturing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofracturing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrofracturing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofracturing.
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