Caseous
Pronunciation : Ca"se*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913