| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fulminant |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ful·mi·nant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l m -nnt, f l- |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Exploding or detonating. 2. Pathology Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fulmin ns, fulminant-, present participle of fulminre, to strike with lightning. See fulminate.
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