caseate

An obsolete verb meaning to turn into cheese or to become cheesy, typically used in scientific or medical contexts.

• 🇫🇷Verbe rare ou technique signifiant se transformer en fromage ou devenir caséeux, employé surtout dans des contextes scientifiques ou médicaux.

1. Turn into cheese C2 formal

   To transform or become converted into cheese or a cheese-like substance.

   • During the fermentation process, the milk begins to caseate.
   • The curds caseate as they are pressed and aged.
   • Under specific conditions, the protein mixture will caseate naturally.

   🇫🇷caséation / se transformer en fromage

   Synonymes: curdle

2. Become cheeselike C2 formal

   To develop a texture or appearance resembling cheese, often used in medical or biological contexts.

   • In some infections, the tissue can caseate and form a soft, cheese-like mass.
   • The necrotic tissue began to caseate, indicating a specific type of infection.
   • The sample started to caseate after being left at room temperature for several days.

   🇫🇷se caséifier

   Antonymes: dissolveliquefymelt