Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fulminant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: ful-mi-nant
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That fulminates.

adj

Appearing quickly and with destructive effects.

noun

noun

Example Sentences

"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."
"When his liver function was measured, an acute, fulminant hepatitis was discovered."
"The excessive danger in handling fulminants was not balanced by any prospective reward."

Etymology

Borrowed from French fulminant, from Latin fulminō (“strike like lightning”). By surface analysis, fulmin(ate) + -ant or fulmine + -ant.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: fulminant
Suffix: fulmine

Inflected Forms

fulminants (plural)

Derived Forms

fulminantly nonfulminant subfulminant

Questions

What does fulminant mean?: That fulminates.
Where does fulminant come from?: It is traced to French.

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