- de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion
- /dıˌzɚtəfəˈkeıʃən/ noun [noncount]technical : the process by which an area becomes a desert
The organization was awarded for its efforts to prevent further desertification in Africa.
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tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
sert — as·sert; as·sert·a·tive; as·sert·ed·ly; as·sert·i·ble; de·sert·er; de·sert·less; des·sert; des·sert·spoon·ful; dis·sert; dus·sert·ite; in·sert·able; in·sert·er; de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion; ex·sert; in·sert; out·sert; de·sert·ed·ly; de·sert·ed·ness;… … English syllables
-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
tion — (ti on) s. m. Caillou, ou fer plat, qui sert à tirer les crasses et les cendres du creuset … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
desertification — de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
desertification — de‧sert‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion [dɪˌzɜːtfˈkeɪʆn ǁ ɜːr ] noun [uncountable] FARMING when useful land, especially farm land, becomes dry and gradually turns into a desert * * * desertification UK US /dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [U] ► ENVIRONMENT the process by … Financial and business terms
desertification — de|sert|i|fi|ca|tion [dıˌzə:tıfıˈkeıʃən US ˌzə:r ] n [U] technical the process by which useful land, especially farm land, changes into desert … Dictionary of contemporary English
desertification — de•sert•i•fi•ca•tion [[t]dɪˌzɜr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. ecl the processes by which an area becomes a desert • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
-sion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
