adjective
- resembling or containing casein; of or relating to cheese or a cheese-like substance
Usage: technical; chiefly used in chemistry and biology
Examples
- The caseose material formed during the bacterial fermentation process.
- Caseose deposits accumulated in the infected tissue.
- The laboratory identified caseose substances in the sample under the microscope.
- Tuberculosis can produce caseose necrosis in the lungs.
- The caseose consistency of the substance indicated high protein content.