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geosequestration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sequestration

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noun

Meaning 2

Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.

Removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by transfer into underground geological formations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, uncountable

Examples

  • 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.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sequestration, carbon sequestration

History

Etymology

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