"fraccing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fraccing (uncountable)
  1. (oil industry) Alternative spelling of fracking Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: fracking Categories (topical): Oil industry
    Sense id: en-fraccing-en-noun-g0kk7iA6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2014, Alireza Bahadori, Natural Gas Processing: Technology and Engineering Design (Technology and Engineering), Gulf Professional Publishing",
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