ERUCTATION


Meaning of ERUCTATION in English

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

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