carbon sequestration

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Noun

carbon sequestration (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) The natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere by the soil and plants
2. Any of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming

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Translations

• Arabic: عزل الكربون
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碳截存

• Danish: kulstofbinding c
• Finnish: hiilidioksidin sitominen
• Greek: δέσμευση άνθρακα (désmefsi ánthraka)
• Hebrew: קיבוע פחמן
• Icelandic: kolefnisbinding f
• Indonesian: sekuestrasi karbon
• Malay: pemencilan karbon
• Persian: ترسیب کربن (fa)
• Spanish: secuestro de carbono m
• Swedish: kolförening c
• Vietnamese: cô lập carbon