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ear⋅wax

[eer-waks]
–noun
a yellowish, waxlike secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal; cerumen.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME erewax. See ear 1 , wax 1
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Main Entry: ear·wax
Pronunciation: 'i(&)r-"waks
Function: noun
: the yellow waxy secretion from the glands of the external ear called alsocerumen
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earwax ear·wax (ēr'wāks')
n.
A waxlike secretion of certain glands lining the canal of the external ear; cerumen.

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