Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncountable)Earwax.

More definitions
  • a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

Origin

From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, bu

From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
waxB1
Close in meaning
  • a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal:earwax

Word family

4 related words
Relatedceruminous
Derivedcerumenolysiscerumenolyticceruminal

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

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