hybridization

Plural: hybridizations

Noun

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
• The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
• The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
• The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
• The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
• The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
• the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.

Synonyms

cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridizing, interbreeding, hybridism