Cerumen

//səˈɹuːmɛn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Earwax. uncountable
  2. 2
    a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal wordnet

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earwaxearwaxwax

Etymology

From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.

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