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adjective
1.
occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
2.
Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly: fulminant plague.
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Fulminant
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fulminant
c.1600, from Fr. fulminant or directly from L. fulminantem, prp. of fulminare (see fulminate).
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fulminant ful·mi·nant (f&oobreve;l'mə-nənt, fŭl'-)
adj.
Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity, usually of pain.
ful'mi·nat'ing (-nā'tĭng) adj.
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