"geosequestration" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From geo- + sequestration; also, by surface analysis, geosequester + -ation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|geo|sequestration}} geo- + sequestration, {{surf|en|geosequester|-ation|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, geosequester + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} geosequestration (uncountable)
  1. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: sequestration#Noun Coordinate_terms: biosequestration
    Sense id: en-geosequestration-en-noun-XEAQzaAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo-, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with geo-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.
    (especially) Removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by transfer into underground geological formations.
    Tags: especially, uncountable Hypernyms: sequestration#Noun, carbon sequestration, <, sequestration#Noun Coordinate_terms: biosequestration, biosequestration
    Sense id: en-geosequestration-en-noun-cCJGLVh- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo-, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with geo-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: biosequester, geosequester
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