ə̇ˌrəkˈtāshən, (ˌ)ēˌr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin eructation-, eructatio, from eructatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of belching gas from the stomach : belch
2. : a violent belching out or emitting (as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano)
3. : something that is emitted by belching