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Chimera definition is - a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. How to use chimera in a sentence. Indeed, without specific biomedical tests (such as genetic testing), it's impossible for doctors to tell that a patient is a chimera, according to a 2009 paper about the condition.

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Chi·me·ra

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Chi·mae·ra(kī-mîr′ə, kĭ-)n.

1. Greek Mythology A fire-breathing female monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, goat, and serpent.

2. An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts.

chi·me·ra

also chi·mae·ra(kī-mîr′ə, kĭ-)n.1.

a. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.

b. A gene or protein consisting of parts from two different genes or proteins that are normally distinct, sometimes derived from two different species.

2. An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.

[Middle English chimere, Chimera, from Old French, from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira, female goat, Chimera; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.]

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chimera

(kaɪˈmɪərə; kɪ-) or

chimaera

n

1. (Classical Myth & Legend) (often capital) Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent

2. (Art Terms) a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals

4. (Genetics) biology an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc

[C16: from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira she-goat, from khimaros he-goat]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chi•me•ra

or chi•mae•ra

(kɪˈmɪər ə, kaɪ-)
n., pl. -ras.

1. (often cap.) a monster of classical myth, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

2. any horrible or grotesque imaginary creature.

4. an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chimaera < Greek chímaira she-goat; akin to Old Norse gymbr, E gimmer ewe-lamb one year (i.e., one winter) old, Latin hiems winter (see hiemal)]

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Noun	1.	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 Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
2.	chimera - a grotesque product of the imagination imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; 'he could still hear her in his imagination'

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chimera

nounillusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wispHe spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

chimera

nounA fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:

bubble, castle in the air, dream, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow.

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Chiméra

Real Human Chimera

khimaira

Himera

キマイラキメラ

himeraХимера

Chimera Human

chimera

[kaɪˈmɪərə]N → quimeraf

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chimera

[kaɪˈmɪərə]n

(= monster) → chimèref

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chimera

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Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is an internally managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City. Our business objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long-term, predominantly through dividends and preservation of capital. We have $3.6 billion in total capital consisting of both common and preferred stock. Since inception, we have declared $5.3 billion common and preferred stock dividends.

Investment Strategy

We seek to maintain a diversified investment portfolio focusing on investing in residential mortgage loans, Non-Agency and Agency residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) and Agency commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS).
Our income is generated primarily by the difference, or net spread, between the income we earn on our assets and our financing and hedging costs. We are commonly referred to as a hybrid mortgage REIT because we invest in both non-Agency and Agency mortgage assets. This model provides flexibility in portfolio asset allocation and liability management.

Our Portfolio

Residential Mortgage Loans: A significant part of our business and growth strategy is to engage in securitization transactions to finance the acquisition of residential mortgage loans. In those securitizations we retain the subordinate RMBS, which typically receive interest income but no principal until the securities senior to them are paid off. This helps mitigate reinvestment risk as principal may not be received for several years after the loan collateral is securitized.

Non-Agency RMBS: We invest in both investment grade and non-investment grade Non-Agency RMBS issued by third parties. We believe this portfolio will provide high risk-adjusted returns over the long-term.

Agency RMBS: We invest in RMBS issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (Agency RMBS). These securities provide dual portfolio functions by providing both spread income and a source of liquidity for the company.

Agency CMBS: The Agency CMBS we acquire are primarily Ginnie Mae Construction Loan and Ginnie Mae Permanent Loan Certificates. These assets typically have prepayment protection. The borrowers on the underlying mortgage loan generally are required to pay a prepayment penalty if they prepay during the first 10-years of the loan. This prepayment protection generally makes these assets longer duration and thus easier to hedge interest rate risk compared to Agency RMBS.

Funding Strategy

We borrow money, or use leverage, to finance the acquisition of mortgage assets and enhance potential returns on our investment portfolio. We use several funding sources to finance our investments inclu