postpetroleum

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adjective

After a decline in reliance on petroleum.

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Meanings

adjectivepostpetroleum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter 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

From post- + petroleum.

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APA

postpetroleum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpetroleum

MLA

“postpetroleum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpetroleum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpetroleum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpetroleum.

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