chimeric

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kɪˈmɛɹɪk/(UK)
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/kɪˈmɛɹɪk/(UK) · /kaɪˈmɛɹɪk/(UK)

Definition of chimeric

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Like a chimera.
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adj

  1. Like a chimera.
  2. Imaginary, fanciful.
  3. Pertaining to a genetic chimera.
    “Application of the technology for producing chimeric mice has given considerable insight into the way intestinal crypts are organized.”
    “Chimeric embryos are made by injecting cells or genetic material from one species into the embryo of another.”

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Etymology

From chimera + -ic.

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