Earwax
noun
A yellowish substance that is produced in the ear to protect it from dust and bacteria.
There is a tool to remove excess earwax from your ear.

Often appears as...
- too much earwax
- remove earwax
noun
A yellowish substance that is produced in the ear to protect it from dust and bacteria.
There is a tool to remove excess earwax from your ear.

Often appears as...
- too much earwax
- remove earwax
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Protection Purpose
Earwax is not dirt; it serves to protect our ears from harmful particles.

Don't be disgusted; earwax actually helps keep our ears healthy.
Common Concern
Talking about earwax problems is common when discussing health or hygiene.

I went to the clinic because I suspected an earwax blockage was causing my hearing loss.
Not Polite Conversation
Earwax is often seen as an uncomfortable topic for social discussions.

At the dinner table, avoid talking about earwax removal.
Protection Purpose
Earwax is not dirt; it serves to protect our ears from harmful particles.

Don't be disgusted; earwax actually helps keep our ears healthy.
Common Concern
Talking about earwax problems is common when discussing health or hygiene.

I went to the clinic because I suspected an earwax blockage was causing my hearing loss.
Not Polite Conversation
Earwax is often seen as an uncomfortable topic for social discussions.

At the dinner table, avoid talking about earwax removal.
Protection Purpose
Earwax is not dirt; it serves to protect our ears from harmful particles.

Don't be disgusted; earwax actually helps keep our ears healthy.
Common Concern
Talking about earwax problems is common when discussing health or hygiene.

I went to the clinic because I suspected an earwax blockage was causing my hearing loss.
Not Polite Conversation
Earwax is often seen as an uncomfortable topic for social discussions.

At the dinner table, avoid talking about earwax removal.
Video examples
What color is Tuesday?...
even though they're printed in black, in which music or voices trigger a swirl of moving, colored shapes, in which words and names fill your mouth with unusual flavors. Jail tastes like cold, hard bacon while Derek tastes like earwax.
Video examples
What color is Tuesday?...
even though they're printed in black, in which music or voices trigger a swirl of moving, colored shapes, in which words and names fill your mouth with unusual flavors. Jail tastes like cold, hard bacon while Derek tastes like earwax.
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Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
Whereas recessive traits require two bad copies of a gene to become noticeable, a dominant trait expresses itself no matter what the other copy does. A benign example of dominance: If you inherit one gene for sticky wet earwax and one gene for dry earwax, the sticky earwax gene wins out every time.

Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
Whereas recessive traits require two bad copies of a gene to become noticeable, a dominant trait expresses itself no matter what the other copy does. A benign example of dominance: If you inherit one gene for sticky wet earwax and one gene for dry earwax, the sticky earwax gene wins out every time.

Example 1 of 1
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