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petrophobia
 n.— «When her son was Anchorage mayor, she gave an interview to the Anchorage Times in which she warned that environmentalism—or “petrophobia,” as she called it—threatened to cripple oil development.» —“Oil and politics blend in Knowles’ resume” by Tom Kizzia Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) Oct. 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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