antidesertification
adjective
an·ti·de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion ˌan-tē-di-ˌzər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
ˌan-tī-
: intended to prevent or reduce desertification
Somalia has launched a vigorous antidesertification drive that includes a ban on cutting firewood.
Philip Elmer-Dewitt
Philip Elmer-Dewitt
Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
- angel skin coral
- angel sleeve
- angel wing
- angel's hair
- angel's kiss
- angel's seat
- angel's share
- angel's wing
- angel's-trumpet
- angel's-trumpets
- angel-hair pasta
- angel-noble
- angel-wing begonia
- Angela Merici
- angeled
- Angeleno
- angelenos
- angeles
- angelet
- angeleyes
- angelfish
- angelfishes
- angelhood
- angelhoods
- angelic