noun

earwax

earwax

Too much earwax can affect your hearing.

Too much earwax can affect your hearing.

((uncountable noun)) ~ a noun for the waxy substance in the ear. The doctor removed the earwax.

Synonym: cerumen (technical term)

From 'ear' + 'wax'. The waxy substance secreted in the ear.

The word itself tells you exactly what it is: 'wax' from the 'ear'.

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