Crossword clues for caseous
caseous
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caseous
Caseous \Ca"se*ous\, a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy.
Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither absorbed nor organized.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
caseous
a. Resembling cheese.
WordNet
caseous
adj. of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "caseous".
He wanted to face the oil painting at the end of the auditorium, showing Baron von Conradi, founder of the school, caseous and immortal beneath heavy varnish.