"caseous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more caseous [comparative], most caseous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin cāseus + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:cāseus|-ous}} Latin cāseus + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} caseous (comparative more caseous, superlative most caseous)
  1. Resembling cheese. Derived forms: caseous degeneration, caseous necrosis, fibrocaseous, noncaseous Related terms: caseification
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