Word: chimeric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: chi
me
ic
Definition: Pertaining to a genetic chimera; a single organism composed of cells with more than one distinct genotype
Morphemes:
Affix: chimera
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: alternative case form of Chimera. (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χίμαιρα
Language: grc
Decoded: khimaira
Meaning: chimera; female goat
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to