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Definition of Chimeric
1. Adjective. Being or relating to or like a chimera. "His Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"
Derivative terms: Chimera, Chimera, Chimera, Chimera
Partainyms: Chimera, Chimera, Chimera
Definition of Chimeric
1. a. Chimerical.
Definition of Chimeric
1. Adjective. Like a chimera. ¹
2. Adjective. Imaginary, fanciful. ¹
3. Adjective. (genetics) Pertaining to a genetic chimera. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chimeric
1. imaginary; unreal [adj]
Medical Definition of Chimeric
1. 1. Relating to a chimera. Compare: chimera, chimeric molecule. 2. Composed of parts that are of different origin and are seemingly incompatible. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimeric
Literary usage of Chimeric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"The chimeric promoter, composed of a tissue specific monocot promoter, and the
viral enhancer element specified similar expression pattern in maize plants, ..."
2. Viral Resistance in Plants/Viral Coat Proteins: Bibliography-January 91-July 96 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"Transcription of this chimeric construction produced RNA molecules of 1250 ...
P62 Construction of in-frame chimeric plant viral genes by simplified PCR ..."
3. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"C8 chimeric mitochondria! genes expressed in the С male-sterile cytoplasm of maize.
... Although there is no direct evidence indicating that these chimeric ..."
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