Definitions for earwaxˈɪərˌwæks

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ear•waxˈɪərˌwæks(n.)

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

    Category: Physiology

Origin of earwax:

1350–1400

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cerumen, earwax(noun)

    a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

Wiktionary

  1. earwax(Noun)

    A waxy substance secreted by the ear.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Earwax(noun)

    see Cerumen


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