chimerical
adjective
unreal; imaginary; visionary.
chimeric
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a variation of
chimerical.
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a word derived from
chimera.
chimeranounOften Chimera a fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
Example Sentences
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This approach – known as CAR-T or chimeric antigen receptor T-cells – is already an approved treatment in blood cancers including some leukaemias and lymphomas.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
She compares the human body to a coral reef, where animals, plants, and microscopic organisms “cohabitate as one huge and beautiful chimeric metaorganism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
"It's remarkable that this process actually produces new chimeric proteins, specifically from the inverted DNA -- most of the time when you change DNA, you just get genetic mutations leading to inactive proteins," Wood said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
George, a top agent at a London intelligence agency, meanders through the chimeric bowels of a posh nightclub, hunting for a contact who’s got some bad news waiting.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025
I am swept away and overwhelmed by some chimeric longing that has no name.
From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres
