chimaerisms
/kaɪˈmɪrɪzəmz/
noun
- Plural of chimaerism; multiple instances or types of the condition of having genetically different cell populations.
- The lab documented several chimaerisms in the mouse colony after the transplant experiments.
- The textbook describes chimaerisms in plants, where grafted tissues create mixed genetic patterns.
- Different chimaerisms can arise depending on when the fusion of embryos occurs.
- Plural of chimaerism; multiple fanciful or impossible ideas.
- The philosopher dismissed the utopian visions as mere chimaerisms.
- The committee rejected the proposal, calling it one of many chimaerisms that wasted time.
- Her diary was filled with chimaerisms about traveling to distant galaxies.