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ful⋅mi⋅nant

  [fuhl-muh-nuhnt]
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–adjective
1. occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
2. Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly: fulminant plague.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L fulminant- (s. of fulmināns), prp. of fulmināre to fulminate; see -ant
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ful·mi·nant   (fŏŏl'mə-nənt, fŭl'-)   
adj.  

  1. Exploding or detonating.

  2. Pathology Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity.


[Latin fulmināns, fulminant-, present participle of fulmināre, to strike with lightning; see fulminate.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ful·mi·nant
Pronunciation: 'ful-m&-n&nt, 'f&l-
Function: adjective
: FULMINATING fulminant than primary infections are—A. W. Karchmer>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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