chimera
21Chimera — Der Begriff Chimera bezeichnet das 3D Grafikprogramm UCSF Chimera zur interaktiven Darstellung von Molekülen die Chimäre (Mythologie), eine Kreatur aus der griechischen Mythologie, welche den Ursprung des Wortes bildet den früheren Namen des… …
22chimera — /ki mear euh, kuy /, n., pl. chimeras. 1. (often cap.) a mythological, fire breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion s head, a goat s body, and a serpent s tail. 2. any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, esp. as… …
23Chimera — In medicine, a person composed of two genetically distinct types of cells. Human chimeras were first discovered with the advent of blood typing when it was found that some people had more than one blood type. Most of them proved to be blood… …
24chimera — [[t]kaɪmɪ͟ərə[/t]] chimeras 1) N COUNT A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [FORMAL] Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever. Syn: illusion 2) N COUNT… …
25chimera — noun Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimōn winter more at hibernate 1. a. capitalized a fire breathing she monster in Greek mythology having a lion s head, a goat s… …
26chimera — noun /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ a) Chimera, or any fabulous creature with parts from different animals. b) A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. Syn: ghost shark, ratfish, rabbitfish …
27chimera — chi·mè·ra s.f. 1. TS mitol. nella mitologia greco romana, mostro favoloso con la testa e il corpo di leone, una seconda testa di capra sulla schiena e la coda di serpente | TS arald. figura derivata dal mostro mitologico ma con testa di donna,… …
28chimera — chi|me|ra chimaera [kaıˈmıərə, kı US ˈmırə] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: chimaera, from Greek chimaira female goat, chimera ] 1.) formal something, especially an idea or hope, that is not really possible and can never exist ▪ trying to… …
29chimera — ż IV, CMs. chimeraerze; lm D. chimeraer 1. Chimera, blm «w mitologii greckiej: potwór ziejący ogniem, o postaci lwa z głową kozy na grzbiecie i wężem zamiast ogona» 2. «przedstawienie tegoż potwora (czasem także w zmodyfikowanej postaci, np. jako …
30chimera — UK [kaɪˈmɪərə] / US [kaɪˈmɪrə] / US [kɪˈmɪrə] noun [countable] Word forms chimera : singular chimera plural chimeras 1) formal a plan or course of action that is not possible to achieve 2) a frightening imaginary creature in old stories. It has a …
