carbon sequestration

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carbon sequestration (uncountable)

  2. (biochemistry) The natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.
    Hypernym: sequestration
    Near-synonym: biosequestration
    • 2025, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Seca Gandaseca, Zulkiflee Abd Latif, editors, Forests and Carbon Sequestration, Cambridge Scholars, →ISBN, page 436:
      Carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation are interconnected. Healthy forests with robust carbon sequestration capabilities also provide habitats for diverse plant and animal species.
  4. (climate change) Any of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming.
    Hypernym: sequestration
    Hyponyms: biosequestration, geosequestration
    Near-synonyms: carbon capture, CC, CCS, CCU, CCUS

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