eructated

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• eructated — e·ruc·tate || ɪ rÊŒkteɪt v. burp, belch; expel violently …   English contemporary dictionary

• eruct — [ē ruk′tāt΄] vt. eructated, eructating [ē rukt′] vt., vi. [L eructare < e , out + ructare, to belch < IE base * reug > OE rocettan] to belch: also eructate [ē ruk′tāt΄] vt. eructated, eructating eructation [ē΄ruk tā′shən, ē ruk΄tā′shən]… …   English World dictionary

• eructate — eructation /i ruk tay sheuhn, ee ruk /, n. eructative /i ruk teuh tiv/, adj. /i ruk tayt/, v.t., v.i., eructated, eructating. to eruct. [1630 40; < L eructatus discharged, sent forth. See ERUCT, ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

• speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

• intestinal gas — Volatile material (mostly swallowed air, partly digestive by products) in the digestive tract, which normally contains 150–500 cc of gas. Air in the stomach is either belched out or passed to the intestines. Some of its oxygen is absorbed into… …   Universalium

• eructate — /əˈrʌkteɪt/ (say uh ruktayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (t), verb (i) (eructated, eructating) → eruct. –eructation /irʌkˈteɪʃən/ (say eeruk tayshuhn), noun …