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/kīˈmi(ə)rə/,/kə-/,
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chimeras, plural;
  1. (in Greek mythology) A fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail

  2. Any mythical animal with parts taken from various animals

  3. A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve
    • - the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera
  4. An organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues, formed by processes such as fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation
    • - the sheeplike goat chimera
  5. A DNA molecule with sequences derived from two or more different organisms, formed by laboratory manipulation

  6. A cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout

  1. (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
  2. a grotesque product of the imagination
  3. (chimeric) being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush
  4. Chimera is the third album by the progressive metal band Andromeda, released in 2006.
  5. Used in describing an architectural feature, chimera means a fantastic, mythical or grotesque figure used for decorative purposes. Chimera are often described as gargoyles. ...
  6. Chimera is Aria's eighth studio album, and the last to feature vocalist Valery Kipelov.
  7. Chimera were a Northern Irish alternative band that saw brief, but notable fame in the mid-nineties. They have been frequently compared to the Sundays, Cocteau Twins and the Cranberries.
  8. Chimera is an American comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment from March to July 2003. It is a mini-series that ran for four issues. Chimera is most notable for its artwork. Produced by Brandon Peterson the artwork ia a blending of traditional and computer-enhanced techniques.
  9. Chimera is an album by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 2003 (see 2003 in music).
  10. A mythical monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon
  11. Chimera, or any fabulous creature with parts from different animals; A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author; An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two zygotes; A gargoyle (fictional winged creature); A ...
  12. (Chimeras) Some individuals have 2 sets of DNA caused by the fusion of non-identical twin cells early in pregnancy. In such individuals, blood DNA may be different than skin DNA. ...
  13. (Chimeric) (2009) - Thrill Jockey
  14. (Chimeric) An antibody comprised of both mouse and human antibody components, usually a 30/70 percent split, respectively.
  15. (chimeric) Composite of genetically distinct individuals, e.g. following an allogeneic bone marrow graft.
  16. An organism that contains cells or tissues with a different genotype. These can be mutated cells of the host organism or cells from a different organism or species.
  17. A human embryo into which at least one cell of any non-human life form has been introduced, or an embryo consisting of cells from more than one human embryo, foetus or human being.
  18. an organism containing cells from another species, or from another member of the same species.
  19. Chimera is a namespace implementation that is similar to pnfs but provides better integration with a relational database. Because of this, it allows additional functionality to be added, so some dCache features require a chimera namespace. ...
  20. An organism made up of two genetically distinct types of cells from the same or different species. Though not often used as a descriptive term today, the clinical transplant recipient was once referred to as being “chimeric,” because following the recipient’s therapy, her body contains cells ...
  21. (pronounced ki-MEER-eh) A chimera is a fossil that is composed of more than one species. Chimeras were named for a mythological, fire-breathing monster that had a lions' head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail. ...
  22. A special kind of mosaicism in which an individual or tissue contains a mix of cells derived from two genetically different individuals. The blood of a patient who had a transfusion from another individual would be chimeric for example.
  23. In experimental embryology, the individual produced by grafting an embryonic part of one animal on to the embryo of another, either of the same or of another species. (SMD)
  24. in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in front, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind. She devastated Caria and Lycia in Asia Minor until she was slain by Bellerophon. ...
  25. Originally a fabled and frightening monster whose features resembled the corresponding parts of many different animals. Hence, an absurd or fantastic creature of the imagination; a frightful fancy; a visionary or impracticable idea.