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geosequestration

geosequestration noun: geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.

Noun

geosequestration (uncountable)

  1. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.
    1. (especially) Removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by transfer into underground geological formations.
      • Perennial hopes for mitigation of climate change severity have often looked to geosequestration, which complements carbon emission reductions although it cannot wholly substitute for them under any realistically projected arc of development.

Origin of geosequestration

From geo- + sequestration; also, by surface analysis, geosequester + -ation.

Questions about geosequestration

What does geosequestration mean?
Geosequestration means geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.
What part of speech is geosequestration?
Geosequestration is a noun.

Words near geosequestration in the dictionary

  1. geosensors
  2. geosequester
  3. geosequestered
  4. geosequestering
  5. geosequesters
  6. geosequestration
  7. geosite
  8. geosites
  9. geoslavery
  10. geosmin
  11. geosmins

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