chimera
noun
Often Chimera a fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
chimeras
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pluralof chimera.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The two most advanced types of protein degraders are known as Protacs, or proteolysis targeting chimeras, and molecular glue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Nature Nanotechnology perspective, "Nanoparticle-mediated targeting chimeras transform targeted protein degradation," explores how this technology works and where it could be applied.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Scientists hope that someday such chimeras could model human diseases: if inserted stem cells carry genomes associated with a specific condition, researchers can then study how they behave in an organism.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023
Assemblages by Teresa Tolliver build fantastic chimeras from trophy-like lion sculptures cobbled together from scavenged elements — “Wild Things,” she calls them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
But the images broke up of their own accord, weightless chimeras routed by a numbness that ran through him unchallenged.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
