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hydrofrack

hydrofrack verb: to carry out hydrofracking.

Verb

hydrofrack (third-person singular simple present hydrofracks, present participle hydrofracking, simple past and past participle hydrofracked)

  1. To carry out hydrofracking.
    • These contaminants also remain in the fluid that returns to the surface after a well is hydrofracked.2011 April 17, “Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022

Forms of hydrofrack

third-person singular presenthydrofracks
present participlehydrofracking
past participlehydrofracked
pasthydrofracked
alternative formhydrofrac

Origin of hydrofrack

Back-formation from hydrofracking, equivalent to hydro- + frack.

Questions about hydrofrack

What does hydrofrack mean?
Hydrofrack means to carry out hydrofracking.
What part of speech is hydrofrack?
Hydrofrack is a verb.
What is the past tense of hydrofrack?
The past tense of hydrofrack is hydrofracked.

Words near hydrofrack in the dictionary

  1. hydroformers
  2. hydroforming
  3. hydroformylation
  4. hydroformylations
  5. hydrofrac
  6. hydrofrack
  7. hydrofracked
  8. hydrofracking
  9. hydrofracks
  10. hydrofracs
  11. hydrofracture

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