fulminant
English · Français · Deutsch · Română
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
fulminant
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French fulminant, from Latin fulminō (“strike like lightning”). By surface analysis, fulmin(ate) + -ant or fulmine + -ant.
adjective
- That fulminates.
- Appearing quickly and with destructive effects. Fulminant hepatitis seems to be more common in females than in males (11).[…]In contrast to common belief, Chalmers (17) has shown that physical exercise during infectious hepatitis does not increase the risk of a fulminant course of disease.
noun fulminants
- A thunderbolt.
- An explosive. The excessive danger in handling fulminants was not balanced by any prospective reward.
Translations
Every language
adj coming on quickly and destructively
| Español | fulminante |
|---|---|
| Français | foudroyant |
| Deutsch | fulminant |
Talk about this word "fulminant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fulminant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fulminant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fulminant "fulminant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fulminant.Cite this
@misc{fulminant_2026,
title = {fulminant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fulminant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
