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earwax

[ eer-waks ]

noun

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


earwax

/ ˈɪəˌwæks /

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for cerumen


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Word History and Origins

Origin of earwax1

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

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Example Sentences

Saliva, tears, nostrils, and earwax; the great weakness and pain in the body reminds me of cerebro-spinal meningitis.

Earwax, which had been very dry, now flows from both ears, but is more free on the left side.

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