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CHIMERIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or relating to or like a chimera
Example:
his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists
Synonyms:
chimeral; chimeric; chimerical
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Chimera ((Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon)
Derivation:
chimera (a grotesque product of the imagination)
Context examples:
Chimeric oncogenes, created by chromosomal rearrangements involving prevalently RET and, to a less extent, NTRK1 loci, are implicated in the development of papillary carcinoma.
(Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
A chimeric antigen receptor gene derived from the murine monoclonal antibody MOv18 that binds to folate-binding protein (FBP).
(MOv-gamma, NCI Thesaurus)
A genetically-engineered, chimeric mouse-human, anti-CD30 monoclonal antibody with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Monoclonal Antibody SGN-30, NCI Thesaurus)
A chimeric murine-human anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody that down regulates T-helper-inducer function.
(Monoclonal Antibody M-T412, NCI Thesaurus)
A chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against a primate-restricted N-linked carbohydrate epitope (glycotope) expressed on various human carcinomas with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Monoclonal Antibody RAV12, NCI Thesaurus)
A human/murine chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against endoglin (CD105) with potential antiangiogenic and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-Endoglin Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody TRC105, NCI Thesaurus)
A population of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) transduced with a retroviral vector encoding the chimeric gene IgCD28TCR with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-CEA IgCD28TCR-Transduced Autologous T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
An IgG1 chimeric monoclonal antibody agonist of the cell surface receptor CD40 with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody Chi Lob 7/4, NCI Thesaurus)
A preparation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) negative, allogeneic cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) expressing a membrane-tethered interleukin 13 (IL13) cytokine chimeric T-cell antigen receptor (zetakine), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Allogeneic IL13-Zetakine/HyTK-Expressing-Glucocorticoid Resistant Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes GRm13Z40-2, NCI Thesaurus)
A chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody against CD123 (Interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Anti-CD123 Monoclonal Antibody CSL360, NCI Thesaurus)
