Meaning Of The Word Fulminate

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fulminate
verb: If you fulminate against someone or something, you criticize them angrily.

fulminate in American English
an explosive salt of fulminic acid, containing the monovalent negative radical CNO and used in detonators and percussion caps
to thunder and lighten
intransitive verb: to explode with a loud noise; detonate
noun: one of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, esp. the mercury salt of fulminic acid, which is a powerful detonating agent
transitive verb: to cause to explode

fulminate in British English
noun: any salt or ester of fulminic acid, esp the mercury salt, which is used as a detonator
verb: to make criticisms or denunciations; rail

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