The meaning of FULMINATE is to utter or send out with denunciation. How to use fulminate in a sentence. Did you know?

Fulminates are chemical compounds which include the fulminate ion (CNO−, C−≡N+−O−). The fulminate ion is a pseudohalic ion because its charge and reactivity are similar to those of the halogens.

FULMINATE definition: to explode with a loud noise; detonate. See examples of fulminate used in a sentence.

One can fulminate, quite rightly, about the inadequacy of some of the sentences that have been dished out.

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fulminate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Jun 22, 2026 · Noun fulminate (plural fulminates) (chemistry) Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.

A blasting cap, containing fulminate of mercury, could be set off by a spark or by a jolt, causing the dynamite sticks to explode.