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Definitions

Verb

1. 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."

Example

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

Etymology

From geo- + sequester.

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