hybridize

[hahy-bri-dahyz]

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verb (used with object), hy·brid·ized, hy·brid·iz·ing.

to cause to produce hybrids; cross.

to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid).

to form in a hybrid manner.

verb (used without object), hy·brid·ized, hy·brid·iz·ing.

to produce hybrids.

to cause the production of hybrids by crossing.

to form a double-stranded nucleic acid of two single strands of DNA or RNA, or one of each, by allowing the base pairs of the separate strands to form complementary bonds.

to fuse two cells of different genotypes into a hybrid cell.

Also especially British, hy·brid·ise.

Origin of hybridize

First recorded in 1835–45; hybrid + -ize

Related formshy·brid·iz·a·ble, adjectivehy·brid·i·za·tion, nounhy·brid·ist, hy·brid·iz·er, nounin·ter·hy·brid·ize, verb (used without object), in·ter·hy·brid·ized, in·ter·hy·brid·iz·ing.

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Related Words for hybridization

mix, concoction, variety, batter, stew, dough, blend, soup, commixture, jumble, goulash, amalgamation, union, hybrid, cross, composite, combine, mosaic, admixture, potpourri

Examples from the Web for hybridization

Historical Examples of hybridization

Consequently, hybridization was a maze in which these breeders often lost themselves.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
Hybridization has been the chief means of improving the grape.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
Some of these might have value for work in hybridization but it is doubtful.
The Pears of New York
U. P. Hedrick
He has also carried out experiments in the hybridization of zebras and horses.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia
Various
We have here one of the numberless mysteries disclosed by hybridization.
About Orchids
Frederick Boyle

British Dictionary definitions for hybridization

hybridize

hybridise

verb

to produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed

Derived Formshybridizable or hybridisable, adjectivehybridization or hybridisation, nounhybridizer or hybridiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for hybridization

1824, from hybridize (1802, from hybrid + -ize) + -ation.

hybridization in Culture

hybridization

Producing offspring from parents of different stock.

Note

Hybridization is used extensively in agriculture, where new forms of hardy and disease-resistant plants are produced commercially.