eructation

e·ruc·ta·tion  (-rk-tshn, rk-)

n.

The act or an instance of belching.

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e·ructa·tive (-rkt-tv) adj.

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eructation

1. the process of belching.
2. that which is regurgitated in belching.

See also: Bodily Functions

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eructation - (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) extravasation, eruption volcano, vent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
	2.	eructation - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth belch, burp, burping, belching ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus