Cerumen
/səˈɹuːmɛn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Earwax. uncountable
- 2 a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal wordnet
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.