English Explanatory Dictionary

hybridization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
  2. The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
  3. The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
  4. The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
  5. the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.

Pronunciation

/haɪ.bɹɪd.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hybridization.wav

Word forms

hybridization hybridizations hybridisation

Etymology

* hybrid + -ization

Synonyms

hybridism

Derived words

cohybridization crosshybridization dehybridization mishybridization nanohybridization posthybridization prehybridization rehybridization

Translations

Arabic: تَهْجِين Catalan: hibridació Chinese Mandarin: 雜交 /杂交 Chinese Mandarin: 雜化 /杂化 Chinese Mandarin: 混成 Czech: křížení French: hybridation German: Hybridisierung Irish: hibridiú Italian: ibridizzazione Portuguese: hibridação Romanian: hibridizare Romanian: hibridare Spanish: hibridación Swedish: hybridisering Swedish: korsning Turkish: hibritleştirme Turkish: hibridasyon Turkish: melezleşme Vietnamese: lai hoá
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