"cerumen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈɹuːmɛn/ [US], /səˈɹuːmɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cerumen.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|caerūmen}} Medieval Latin caerūmen, {{af|la|cera|-men|nocat=1}} cera + -men, {{m|la|albūmen}} albūmen, {{m|la|bitūmen}} bitūmen Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cerumen (uncountable)
  1. earwax Wikipedia link: cerumen Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids Synonyms: earwax, wax Derived forms: cerumenolysis, cerumenolytic, ceruminal, ceruminous
    Sense id: en-cerumen-en-noun-NmNtSe5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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