1 However, discomfort in the abdomen for any reason also may cause belching. 2  Therefore, belching does not always indicate the presence of excessive gas in the stomach. 3  Bloating is the subjective feeling that the abdomen is full but does not necessarily mean that the abdomen is enlarged.
caustic(Noun) Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. caustic(Noun) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
Caustics are added to desalting water to neutralize acids and reduce corrosion. They are also added to desalted crude in order to reduce the amount of corrosive chlorides in the tower overheads. They are used in some refinery treating processes to remove contaminants from hydrocarbon streams.