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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CAR-T therapy, short for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, was pioneered in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
This change creates two "chimeric proteins" composed of DNA from the prophage itself.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
Built upon a chimeric screenplay from first-time screenwriter Nora Garrett, “After the Hunt,” which opens the New York Film Festival this week and lands in theaters nationwide Oct.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
I am swept away and overwhelmed by some chimeric longing that has no name.
From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres
