Eremacausis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eremacausis \Er`e*ma*cau"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? quietly + ?
     burning, fr. ? to burn.]
     A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in
     the decay of old trees or of dead animals.
     [1913 Webster]