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sequestered

sequestered

7.0
Taken from the air and stored so it does not return
  • adjective
  • /sɪˈkwɛstərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : secuestrado
  • The newly developed technology can effectively keep carbon sequestered underground for centuries.

Examples

  • Planting more trees can help keep carbon sequestered, reducing its levels in the atmosphere.

  • Some fast growing, long lived super sequestering species we could scatter worldwide?

  • Can, if you have things sequestered, can you increase fluxes through pathways?

  • Many scientists believe that enhancing soil's ability to keep nutrients sequestered is crucial for sustainable agriculture.

Synonyms

contained
vssequestered
4.1

Kept from spreading or getting worse

focuses on capturing and storing long term to prevent release into the air
siloed
vssequestered
  • Specialized
6.8

Stored in a tall farm container to keep grain dry

captures and stores to prevent release into the air

Antonyms

to release
446 2.7

To allow a liquid, gas, or energy to flow out

to emit
91 4.4

Send out light, heat, sound or gas

Surface Forms

sequestered positive

Morphology

sequestered = sequester (semi-transparent) = sequester + ed

Derived from 'sequester' but used in a technical environmental sense (capture and storage of carbon), so the relation is clear but domain-specific.

Etymology

Sequestered keeps the same idea of being 'set aside' or 'stored' away, so in climate talk it means carbon that is captured and kept out of the air.