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by have mercy love :( forgive me. on November 16th, 2009
Actually it's closer to mucous. The substance is waxy but it doesn't make it wax, thats just retarded but i can agree to how it may seem like it. Earwax isn't always waxy either, typically when it is first expelled to the ear, it can be quite watery almost. the hardening of this substance can be said it is wax in this sense, but you can leave pasta sauce out and it can get waxy too but thats not wax, is it?
by Esperanza on November 13th, 2009
Cerumen is a waxy substance to help clean the ear... so, it's wax. Any substance with the same qualities qualify for the name.
by Moley the contrary female dragon on November 13th, 2009
mixture of sweat and sebaceous material.also dead skin cells.Tends to differ from race to race.For this reason it has been used to track human migration patterns.
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What is wax? +6
by Sir yhvhash on November 16th, 2009
Wax would be a permeable(mostly often anyways,) solid, that has the capability to melt and reform upon cooling. Earwax isn't always the same for every person, and some people have more of a constant watery composition or v.versa. "Ear wax" is a coined term as the scientific term would be cerumen, but it can and does make sense for it to be called earwax ^^). But I am rather picky I suppose.
by have mercy love :( forgive me. on November 17th, 2009
stop pickin yer ears NN!
by Sir yhvhash on November 17th, 2009
Ba hahaha ^^D I can't help it
by have mercy love :( forgive me. on November 17th, 2009