Desertification

//dɪˌzɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity. uncountable
  2. 2
    the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land wordnet

Synonyms

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desertizationxerification

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"Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and desertification."

Etymology

From desert + -ification (“process of becoming”).

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