eructation

2 definitions found

eructation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.
     ['e]ructation.]
     1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
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     2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other
        matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
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eructation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eructation
      n 1: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so
           formed) [syn: eruption, eructation, extravasation]
      2: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the
         mouth [syn: belch, belching, burp, burping,
         eructation]