Fulminate

ful′min-āt, v.i. to thunder or make a loud noise: to i ue decrees with violence, or with menaces of grave censure.— v.t. to cause to explode: to send forth, as a denunciation—( Milt. ) Ful′mine .— n. a compound of fulminic acid with mercury, .— adj. Ful′minant , fulminating: ( path. ) developing suddenly.— n. a thunderbolt, explosive.— adj. Ful′minating , crackling, exploding, detonating.— n. Fulminā′tion , act of fulminating, thundering, or i uing forth: a chemical explosion: a denunciation.— adjs. Ful′minatory ; Fulmin′eous , Ful′mino us , pertaining to thunder and lightning; Fulmin′ic , pertaining to an acid used in preparing explosive compounds. [L. fulmināre , -ātum — fulmen (for fulgimen ), lightning— fulgēre , to shine.]