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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CERUMEN, n. The wax or yellow matter secreted by the ear.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin cera wax; akin to Greek k?ros wax Date: 1741 earwax • ceruminous adjective
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. the yellow waxy substance in the outer ear. Derivatives: ceruminous adj. Etymology: mod.L f. L cera wax
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Cerumen Ce*ru"men, n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
n. Ear-wax.
