chimerical

== English == === Alternative forms === chimaerical, chimærical === Etymology === From chimera, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”). This term entered English in or around 1638. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/, /kaɪ-/ Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkəl === Adjective === chimerical (comparative more chimerical, superlative most chimerical) Of or pertaining to a chimera. Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense). Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful. (genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins. (vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image. ==== Hyponyms ==== (color): hyperbolic self-luminous stygian ==== Derived terms ==== chimerically ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cimeliarch