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Cerumen

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

cerumen(n = noun.substance) earwax - a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal; Array

is a kind of wax

Derived form adjective ceruminous₁

Cerumen, n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.].

The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax. [1913 Webster]

Cerumen, n. the yellow waxy substance in the outer ear.

Derivative

ceruminous adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. L cera wax

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