To turn into cheese or a cheese-like substance; to undergo the chemical process of caseification.
From 'casein' (milk protein) plus the verb suffix '-fy' (meaning to make or become). Casein itself comes from Latin 'caseus' meaning cheese.
When milk 'casefies,' the proteins reshape into completely new structures—it's why cheese is sometimes considered 'milk that forgot it was milk'!
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