biosequestration

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biosequestration

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From bio- + sequestration; also, by surface analysis, biosequester + -ation.

noun

  1. uncountable The gathering and storing of some substance within living tissue such that it is sequestered from the environment (for some duration, which may vary).
  2. especially, uncountable Removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by conversion of carbon dioxide into biomass, generally by photosynthetic plants or bacteria. Increased plant growth resulted in greater biosequestration than predicted.

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@misc{biosequestration_2026,
  title = {biosequestration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biosequestration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}