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Words with a similar base: desertification

'desertification'

[desertification.n.01] as in: the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land

Examples:
the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China

Origins

					desertification (English)
├── -ification (English)
│   └── -ification (French)
└── desert (English)
    └── déserter (French)
        └── desertare (Latin)
            └── desertus (Latin)
                └── deserere (Latin)