sequestration
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃən/
- Formal
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- The implication of our results is that sequestration in forests and soils cannot offset existing emissions from the region.
Examples
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Finally, no international agreement exists about how precisely to measure carbon sequestration benefits from forestry projects.
Academic text (1998) -
The cost-effectiveness and possible environmental effects of sequestration, however, remain largely unknown.
Academic text (1999) -
Carbon dioxide sequestration is still a controversial idea that is just beginning to be tested.
Academic text (2006) -
Similar markets for ecotourism and eventually carbon sequestration are likely to channel new revenues into southern Mexico.
Academic text (2005) -
Whole-ecosystem C storage studies provide quantitative information that can be applied to C sequestration management.
Academic text (2008) -
The temperate forests of North America may play an important role in future carbon (C) sequestration strategies.
Academic text (2008) -
Forests provide a suite of ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration for mitigating human-caused climate change.
Academic text (2011) -
Clearly, experimental studies in managed forests are required to provide ecosystem-specific management guidelines for carbon sequestration without compromising wood production.
Academic text (2008) -
Another variable that contributes to the superior carbon sequestration abilities of the boreal forest is permafrost.
Academic text (2001) -
The court ordered the sequestration of the assets until the legal dispute was resolved.
Synonyms
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4.7
Something used to hold a person or animal still
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6.5
A state of being private and away from other people
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5.3
The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law
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6.7
Being held by police or officials for a short time
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5.6
That limits someone's freedom or ability to move
Antonyms
How Isolated
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5.3
172
3.7
- Formal
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8.6
- Offensive
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5.3
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2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sequestration comes from the Latin sequester, which means 'set aside'. So when people or documents are sequestered, they are 'set apart' or isolated to keep them safe or to make a fair process.