In more formal usage, parenthesis may refer to the entire bracketed text, not just to the punctuation marks used (so all the text in this set of round brackets may be said to be a parenthesis, a parenthetical, or a parenthetical phrase).
Carbon sequestration is the process involved in carbon capture and the long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2). Carbon sequestration describes long-term storage of carbon dioxide or other forms of carbon to either mitigate or defer global warming and avoid dangerous climate change.
Definition of sequestration for English Language Learners. : 1  the act of keeping a person or group apart from other people or the state of being kept apart from other people. 2  law : the act of taking someone's property until a debt has been paid.