| 单词 | carbon sink |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarbon sink carbon sink n. a sink (sink n.1 10) for carbon; spec. a part of the biosphere (such as a forest or ocean) that causes carbon dioxide to be removed from the atmosphere. ΚΠ 1963 Adv. Energy Conversion 3 172 The carbon sink was tantalum as Ta2C formation was observed. 1975 BioScience 25 680/1 Although forest ecosystems represent a potential carbon sink, their effectiveness is being curtailed by man's reduction of the forest biomass. 1976 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. B. 55 447/1 Alanine is thought to function as a carbon sink in amino acid metabolism. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 3 Jan. 66/1 As the planet's largest carbon sink, the deep sea is a prime spot for large-scale sequestration [of carbon]. 2006 New Scientist 8 Apr. 9/2 Under the Kyoto protocol, countries are already allowed to offset their emissions with carbon absorbed by purpose-built ‘carbon sink’ forests. < as lemmas |
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