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fulminant

Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlmɪnənt, ˈfʌl-/

Definition of fulminant

adjective

Medicine
  • (of a disease or symptom) severe and sudden in onset.

Origin:

early 17th century: from French, or from Latin fulminant- 'striking with lightning', from the verb fulminare (see fulminate)

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