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proppant.

Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɑpənt/General-American/ˈpɹɒpənt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English prop Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English proppant From prop + -ant.

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