Sphacelating

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

  Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum,
     mortify: cf. F. sphac['e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.)
     To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to
     mortify.
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