Question What is this phenomenon called when this happens to a motherboard or any other PC component / electronics?

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So I have an ASUS Strix Z270F and it was used from a little less than a year.

On the back of the motherboard there is some sort of oil accumulation on the plastic but it's not exactly oil and doesn't come off.

https://i.ibb.co/8Dcqyfr/IMG-20190408-214127-Copy.jpg

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What is this phenomenon called?

EDIT:
Actually on the other side of the board there are power MOSFETs which tend to heat up a lot. So much so that they have their own heatsink.
I am guessing what has occurred is because of heating.

Still, I would like to know what this phenomenon is called.
 
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