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terraforming.

The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.

    uncountable
verb/ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of terraform

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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