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proppant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑpənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒpənt/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: раскли́нивающий наполни́тель (rasklínivajuščij napolnítelʹ) — water-suspended material used in fracking
  • Russian: проппа́нт (proppánt) — water-suspended material used in fracking
  • Swedish: proppmedel — water-suspended material used in fracking