What is the yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax called?
cerumen — The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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