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chimerism

chimerism noun: the property of being a genetic chimera.

Noun

chimerism (countable and uncountable, plural chimerisms)

  1. The property of being a genetic chimera.

Forms of chimerism

pluralchimerisms

Origin of chimerism

From chimera + -ism.

Words formed from chimerism

Questions about chimerism

What does chimerism mean?
Chimerism means the property of being a genetic chimera.
What part of speech is chimerism?
Chimerism is a noun.
What is the plural of chimerism?
The plural of chimerism is chimerisms.

Words near chimerism in the dictionary

  1. chimerins
  2. chimerisation
  3. chimerisations
  4. chimerise
  5. chimerised
  6. chimerism
  7. chimerisms
  8. chimerization
  9. chimerizations
  10. chimerize
  11. chimerized

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