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cerumenolytic

cerumenolytic noun: a chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).

Noun

cerumenolytic (plural cerumenolytics)

  1. A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).

Adjective

cerumenolytic (comparative more cerumenolytic, superlative most cerumenolytic)

  1. Of or relating to cerumenolysis, the process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.

Forms of cerumenolytic

Noun
pluralcerumenolytics
Adjective
comparativemore cerumenolytic
superlativemost cerumenolytic

Origin of cerumenolytic

From cerumen + -lytic.

Questions about cerumenolytic

What does cerumenolytic mean?
Cerumenolytic means a chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
What part of speech is cerumenolytic?
Cerumenolytic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of cerumenolytic?
The plural of cerumenolytic is cerumenolytics.

Words near cerumenolytic in the dictionary

  1. ceruloplasmin
  2. ceruloplasmins
  3. cerulospinal
  4. cerumen
  5. cerumenolysis
  6. cerumenolytic
  7. cerumenolytics
  8. cerumens
  9. ceruminal
  10. ceruminiferous
  11. ceruminolytic

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