cerumen

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cerumen

/səˈɹuːmɛn/
/səˈɹuːmən/

Rhymes with -uːmɛn, -uːmən

Where it comes from

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.

noun

uncountable Earwax.
Similar: wax

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"cerumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cerumen.

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@misc{cerumen_2026,
  title = {cerumen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cerumen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}