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▪ I. † ˈfungate, n. Obs. [f. fung-us + -ate1. Cf. F. fongate.] Chem. A salt formed by the combination of ‘fungic acid’ with a base.
1821Ure Dict. Chem., Fungates, the saline compounds of a peculiar acid, which M. Braconnot has lately extracted from mushrooms. 1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 941 Fungate of potash. ▪ II. fungate, v. Path.|ˈfʌŋgeɪt| [f. fung-us + -ate3.] intr. To grow up with a fungous form or appearance; to grow rapidly like a fungus (Gould Illust. Dict. Med. 1894): see fungus n. 2. Hence ˈfungating ppl. a.
1847–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 132/1 The fungating sore produced in the tongue or cheek by a carious tooth. 1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 107 An irregular, fungating, bleeding surface. Ibid. I. 124 It may fungate, crack, fissure, or ulcerate. |