DESERTIFICATION
Scrabble letter values: D2E1S1E1R1T1I1F4I1C3A1T1I1O1N1 = 21
Definition
- noun the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert.
Examples
- “is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land”
- “the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China”