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subfulminant

subfulminant adjective: having a less than sudden onset.

Adjective

subfulminant (not comparable)

  1. Having a less than sudden onset

Origin of subfulminant

From sub- + fulminant.

Questions about subfulminant

What does subfulminant mean?
Subfulminant means having a less than sudden onset.
What part of speech is subfulminant?
Subfulminant is an adjective.

Words near subfulminant in the dictionary

  1. subfrequency
  2. subfreshman
  3. subfreshmen
  4. subfrontal
  5. subfulgent
  6. subfulminant
  7. subfulvous
  8. subfumigation
  9. subfumigations
  10. subfumose
  11. subfunction

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