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postpetroleum

postpetroleum adjective: after a decline in reliance on petroleum.

Adjective

postpetroleum (not comparable)

  1. After a decline in reliance on petroleum.
    • The latest effort comes not in some green hub like Portland, Ore., but in the Persian Gulf, fueled as much by oil wealth —— and the need to find postpetroleum business models —— as environmental zeal.2008 February 5, Andrew C. Revkin, “Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design”, in New York Times

Origin of postpetroleum

From post- + petroleum.

Questions about postpetroleum

What does postpetroleum mean?
Postpetroleum means after a decline in reliance on petroleum.
What part of speech is postpetroleum?
Postpetroleum is an adjective.

Words near postpetroleum in the dictionary

  1. postperson
  2. postpersons
  3. postpetiolar
  4. postpetiole
  5. postpetioles
  6. postpetroleum
  7. postphagocytic
  8. postphagocytosis
  9. postpharaonic
  10. postpharyngeal
  11. postpharyngeally

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