fulminated

Variant of fulminate

fulminate definition

ful·mi·nate (ful′mə nāt′, fo̵ol′-)

intransitive verb fulminated -·nat′ed, fulminating -·nat′·ing

  1. Archaic to thunder and lighten
  2. to explode with sudden violence; detonate
  3. to shout forth denunciations, decrees, etc.

Etymology: ME fulminaten < L fulminatus, pp. of fulminare, to flash or strike with lightning < fulmen, lightning, thunderbolt, akin to fulgere: see fulgent

transitive verb

  1. to cause to explode
  2. to shout forth (denunciations, decrees, etc.)

noun

an explosive salt of fulminic acid, containing the monovalent negative radical CNO and used in detonators and percussion caps

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