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fulminate
ful·mi·nate / ˈfoŏlməˌnāt; ˈfəl-/ • v. [intr.] express vehement protest: all fulminated against the new curriculum. ∎ poetic/lit. explode violently or flash like lightning: thunder fulminated around the house. ∎ [usu. as adj.] Med. (fulminating) (of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely: fulminating appendicitis. • n. Chem. a salt or ester of fulminic acid. |
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"fulminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fulminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fulminate.html "fulminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fulminate.html |
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fulminate
fulminate , any salt of fulminic acid, HONC, a highly unstable compound known only in solution. The term is most commonly applied to the explosive mercury (II) fulminate, also called fulminate of mercury, Hg(ONC) 2 . The pure compound forms white cubic crystals. It is made by the action of nitric acid on mercury metal in the presence of alcohol and is often collected as a gray or brown sandy powder. It is very sensitive to heat, shock, or friction and is used in primers, detonators, and blasting caps. |
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"fulminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fulminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-fulminat.html "fulminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-fulminat.html |
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fulminate
fulminate thunder forth; orig. a rendering of medL. fulmināre, used spec. of formal censure by eccl. authority. XV. f. pp. stem of L. fulmināre, f. fulmen, -min- lightning; see -ATE3.
So fulmination XVI. — L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "fulminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fulminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fulminate.html T. F. HOAD. "fulminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fulminate.html |
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fulminate
•agnate, magnate
•incarnate, khanate
•impregnate
•coordinate, subordinate
•decaffeinate • paginate • originate
•oxygenate
•cachinnate, machinate
•pollinate
•contaminate, laminate
•disseminate, ingeminate, inseminate
•discriminate, eliminate, incriminate, recriminate
•abominate, dominate, nominate
•illuminate, ruminate
•fulminate • culminate
•exterminate, germinate, terminate, verminate
•marinate • peregrinate • indoctrinate
•chlorinate • urinate
•assassinate, deracinate, fascinate
•vaccinate • hallucinate • Latinate
•procrastinate • predestinate
•agglutinate • rejuvenate • resinate
•designate • cognate • neonate
•lunate • alienate • carbonate
•hibernate • odonate • hyphenate
•emanate
•impersonate, personate
•fractionate • detonate • intonate
•consternate • alternate • Italianate
•resonate
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