CEFR B2

fulminate

noun

Meaning

fulminate means any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses fulminate to mean any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.
The teacher asked students to find fulminate in the reading.

Synonyms: berate, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate

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fulminate (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/

Definition

fulminate means any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses fulminate to mean any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.
The teacher asked students to find fulminate in the reading.
Check the words around fulminate to choose the right meaning.

How to Use fulminate

a/the fulminate (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a fulminate."
fulminate in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked fulminate in context before translating it."

Synonyms of fulminate

Words with a similar meaning to fulminate:

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