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    [Verb]  | "ful*mi*nate" | \ ˈfu̇l-mə-ˌnāt \


    1: to utter or send out with denunciation

    2: to send forth censures or invectives

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English fulminaten "to direct (condemnation at an offender)," borrowed from Late Latin fulminātus, past participle of fulmināre "to strike down, confound (an opponent)" (Medieval Latin, "to thunder [threats, denunciations]"), going back to Latin, "to strike (of lightning), strike like lightning," derivative of fulmin-, fulmen "lightning," from fulg- (base of fulgēre "to shine brightly, flash, lighten") + -min-, -men, resultative noun suffix {mat|phlegm|};

    [Noun]  | "fulminate" 


    1: an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group —CNO

    Origin: 1824 ;

     Borrowed from French, from fulmin-, in acide fulminant "acid from which fulminates are presumed to derive" + -ate {see: |-ate:1|-ate:1}; fulminant present participle of fulminer "to launch a thunderbolt" {mat|fulmine|};

    [Verb]  | "fulminates" 


    1: to talk loudly and wildly;


      * e.g., " ... she was embarrassed when her friend began fulminating at the restaurant about what's wrong with today's kids "



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    [Verb]  | "fulminate" 


    1: to talk loudly and wildly;


      * e.g., " ... she was embarrassed when her friend began fulminating at the restaurant about what's wrong with today's kids "



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    [Verb]  | "fulminates (against)" 


    1: as in rails (against), cusses (out);



     [ "fulminant" ]

    1: status pronoun or adjective ;

      * e.g.,  ... Fulminant human sharing. 

     [ "fulminant" ]

    2: explosive beginning, powerfull and rapid action - procedure ;

      * e.g.,  ... Fulminante Aktion vollbringen ; 

     [ "fulminant" ]

    3: schlagartig beginnend, heftig und rapide verlaufend

      * e.g.,  ... Fulminant -es Leben, -en Wachstum halten.  

     [ "mercury fulminate" ]

    1: An explosive. Not meth.

      * e.g.,  ... "This is not meth." - Walter White from Breaking Bad just before blowing the hell out of Tuco's place with mercury fulminate. 

     [ "mercury fulminate" ]

    1: Mercury fulminate is a primary explosive. It is highly sensitive to friction, heat and shock. Its main use is blasting caps, which was discovered by Alfred Nobel, although it was first discovered by Howard.

      * e.g.,  ... Mercury fulminate, that's the stuff... 

     [ "mercury fulminate" ]

    2: It can be prepared by mixing alcohol (18 parts) with a solution prepared by action of concentrated nitric acid (60 parts) on mercury (1 part). The solution is slightly heated and maintained below 60°C. After a couple of minutes a reaction happens that heats the solution.

     [ "mercury fulminate" ]

    3: The fumes should not be breathed since they are toxic. Soon, mercury fulminate precipitates. The product has to be washed with water until no trace of acid remains. The manipulation of mercury fulminate is quite safe, provided that it remains humid.

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