ful·mi·nate (f l m-n t, f l-) v. ful·mi·nat·ed, ful·mi·nat·ing, ful·mi·nates. v. intr. 1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against ...
Fulminates are chemical compounds which include the fulminate ion. The fulminate ion, CNO-is a pseudohalic ion, acting like a halogen with its charge and reactivity.