de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion 
(dĭ-zûr′tə-fĭ-kāshən)
(dĭ-zûr′tə-fĭ-kāshən)n.
The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use.
- mountain dulcimer
- mountaineer
- mountaineering
- mountain goat
- mountain laurel
- mountain lion
- mountainous
- mountain range
- mountain sheep
- mountain sickness
- mountainside
- Mountain Standard Time
- mountaintop
- Mountain View
- mountainy
- Mount Athos
- Mountbatten
- Mount Desert Island
- mountebank
- mounter
- Mount Godwin Austen
- Mountie
- mounting
- Mount of
- Mount of