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Answer for the clue "The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) ", 12 letters:
palaetiology

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The science that explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the Earth.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: paletiology ]