cryosequester

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verb

to reduce or prevent biological or chemical degradation of carbon compounds with low temperature

“We could cryosequester the carbon in our garbage by throwing it in a glacial crevasse.”

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Meanings

verbcryosequester (third-person singular simple present cryosequesters, present participle cryosequestering, simple past and past participle cryosequestered)

present singular third person cryosequesters · participle present cryosequestering · participle past cryosequestered · past cryosequestered

  1. to reduce or prevent biological or chemical degradation of carbon compounds with low temperature

    We could cryosequester the carbon in our garbage by throwing it in a glacial crevasse.

Origin

From cryo- + sequester.

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APA

cryosequester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryosequester

MLA

“cryosequester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryosequester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryosequester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryosequester.

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