geosequester

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verb

to cause carbon to be buried and stored, on geological time-scales, in the deep crust or lithosphere

“The logistics company will geosequester carbon dioxide to offset its carbon footprint.”

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Meanings

verbgeosequester (third-person singular simple present geosequesters, present participle geosequestering, simple past and past participle geosequestered)

present singular third person geosequesters · participle present geosequestering · participle past geosequestered · past geosequestered

  1. to cause carbon to be buried and stored, on geological time-scales, in the deep crust or lithosphere

    The logistics company will geosequester carbon dioxide to offset its carbon footprint.

Origin

From geo- + sequester.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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