Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: A type of chemical compound that is a salt or ester derived from dithiocarbamic acid, often used in agriculture as a fungicide.

Example: Farmers often use dithiocarbamates to protect their crops from fungal diseases.

Definition: A type of chemical compound that contains two thiol groups, which are functional groups consisting of a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom.

Example: Dithiols are often used in chemical reactions to create new compounds.

Definition: A passionate and enthusiastic poem or speech, often in a wild and irregular style, originally associated with ancient Greek celebrations for the god Dionysus.

Example: The poet delivered a dithyramb that captivated the audience with its fervent emotion.

Definition: Relating to a type of ancient Greek poem that expresses enthusiastic emotions, often in a passionate or wild manner.

Example: The speaker delivered a dithyrambic ode that captivated the audience with its fervor.

Definition: A type of ancient Greek poem or song that is usually sung in honor of Dionysus, often characterized by its passionate and enthusiastic style.

Example: The poet recited a dithyrambic that celebrated the beauty of nature and the joy of life.

Definition: This term describes a type of verb that can have two objects: one that receives the action directly and another that receives it indirectly.

Example: In the sentence 'She gave him a book', the verb 'gave' is ditransitive because it has both a direct object ('a book') and an indirect object ('him').

Definition: A type of verb that can take two objects, typically a direct object and an indirect object.

Example: In the sentence 'She gave him a book', 'gave' is a ditransitive verb because it has both a direct object ('a book') and an indirect object ('him').

Definition: Relating to activities or events that happen during the day, as opposed to at night.

Example: Many birds are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day.

Definition: A book that includes the daily prayers for specific times, except for the morning prayer, or an old term for a daily newspaper or journal.

Example: She read the diurnal to keep track of the daily prayers.

Definition: In a way that occurs during the day or every day.

Example: The flowers open diurnally, blooming each morning and closing at night.

Definition: This word describes a substance that can form two bonds with other atoms or groups, often used in chemistry.

Example: In chemistry, a divalent ion can bond with two monovalent ions to form a stable compound.

Definition: Describing a condition where two normally connected bones are separated or not joined at a joint.

Example: The doctor explained that the divaricate condition of the bones could lead to complications.

Definition: To spread apart or diverge at a wide angle.

Example: The branches of the tree divaricate, creating a beautiful canopy.

Definition: Describing something that is spread out or diverging, particularly in a way that forms a sharp angle, like branches that extend nearly at right angles from a main stem.

Example: The divaricated branches of the tree created a unique shape in the garden.

Definition: To diverge or branch off in different directions.

Example: The paths divaricated at the fork in the road, leading to two different destinations.