fulgurate
verb
- to destroy tissue by means of electric current
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- Fulgural, fulgurant.
“... the fulgurate dazzle of light along the filament of an incandescent bulb.”
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
- To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.