caseous

1. 1.

   of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

   Similarunhealthy

Questions about caseous

What does caseous mean?

caseous means "of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike".

How many syllables are in caseous?

caseous has 3 syllables: ca-se-ous. The stress falls on "se".

Is caseous a common word?

caseous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.