Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryThe natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.
Near-synonym: biosequestration
1 more example
Carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation are interconnected. Healthy forests with robust carbon sequestration capabilities also provide habitats for diverse plant and animal species.
2025, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Seca Gandaseca, Zulkiflee Abd Latif, editors, Forests and Carbon Sequestration, Cambridge Scholars, →ISBN, page 436Synonyms: biosequestration
- uncountableclimate changeAny of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming.
Near-synonyms: carbon capture, CC, CCS, CCU, CCUS
Synonyms: carbon capture, CC, CCS, CCU, CCUS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.
nounAny of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming.
Translations
Arabic عزل الكربون
- عزل الكربونTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 碳截存
- 碳截存Translations
Danish kulstofbinding
- kulstofbindingTranslations
Finnish hiilidioksidin sitominen
- hiilidioksidin sitominenTranslations
German Kohlenstoffbindung, Kohlenstoffsequestrierung
- KohlenstoffbindungTranslations
- KohlenstoffsequestrierungTranslations
Greek δέσμευση άνθρακα
- δέσμευση άνθρακα (désmefsi ánthraka)Translations
Hebrew קיבוע פחמן
- קיבוע פחמןTranslations
Icelandic kolefnisbinding
- kolefnisbindingTranslations
Indonesian sekuestrasi karbon
- sekuestrasi karbonTranslations
Malay pemencilan karbon
- pemencilan karbonTranslations
Persian ترسیب کربن
- ترسیب کربنTranslations
Spanish secuestro de carbono
- secuestro de carbonoTranslations
Swedish kolförening
- kolföreningTranslations
Vietnamese cô lập carbon
- cô lập carbonTranslations
Cite this entry
carbon sequestration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20sequestration
“carbon sequestration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20sequestration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon sequestration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20sequestration.
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