earwax

[ eer-waks ]

noun
  1. a yellowish, waxlike secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal; cerumen.

Origin of earwax

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, earwax is from the Middle English word erewax.See ear1, wax1

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British Dictionary definitions for earwax

earwax

/ (ˈɪəˌwæks) /


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for cerumen

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