Translations for „sequester“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

sequester [sɪˈkwestəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. sequester (isolate):

sequester

odseparować

sequester

izolować [perf od-]

2. sequester → sequestrate

See also sequestrate

sequestrate [ˈsi:kwəstreɪt, Am sɪˈkwes-] VB trans LAW

sequestrate

sekwestrować [perf za-]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The particles that escape these processes entirely are sequestered in the sediment and may remain there for thousands of years.

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Host plants often have toxic substances in them and caterpillars are able to sequester these substances and retain them into the adult stage.

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They were then sequestered in a secret location before the actual live final.

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All of these habitats are able to sequester large quantities of carbon and support a biodiverse range of larger and smaller animal life.

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The quartet travel together for a while, and she reveals she has an illegitimate son that was sequestered from her, allegedly due to her blindness.

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Water hyacinth, bulrush and other macrophytes sequester heavy metals.

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At this point the metal can be alone or already sequestered by a chelating agent or other compound.

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Amphibians usually sequester toxins from animals and plants on which they feed, commonly from poisonous insects or poisonous plants.

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Damaged red cells are phagocytosed and sequestered (taken out of circulation) in the spleen.

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Starvation contributes to tolerance during infection, as nutrients become limited when they are sequestered by host defenses and consumed by proliferating bacteria.

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