Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrocapitalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: petro-cap-i-tal-ism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the purpose of better understanding the ensuing discussion in this chapter, petrocapitalism is said to operate successfully through an intertwined oil complex “that is territorially constituted through oil concessions”."
"While geography of extractive petrocapitalism is focused on specific points in space – what Gavin Bridge (2010, 1) calls the geographies of “the hole” – consumptive petrocapitalism is dispersed and virtually includes the entirety of capitalism itself."
"Music is not simply a passive observer of the plastic age. It is an active contributor to petrocapitalism, an agent of petroculture."

Etymology

From petro- + capitalism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: petro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does petrocapitalism mean?: Those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry.
Where does petrocapitalism come from?: From petro- + capitalism.

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