hybridization
n.the process of combining two different types of plants or animals to create a new variety. It can also mean mixing two different chemical substances to make a new one.
n.the process of interbreeding between two different species or varieties to produce offspring with traits from both parents. In chemistry, it refers to the mixing of atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals with different energies and shapes.
“The hybridization of these two flowers produces a more colorful bloom.”
“Scientists used hybridization to develop a new strain of wheat that is resistant to both drought and disease.”
“The hybridization of the two chemical compounds resulted in a more stable molecule with significantly higher reactivity under high-pressure conditions.”
“Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ancestors of northern populations interbred with another species of shiner, leaving behind a genetic signature of ancient hybridization that survives today, but only in certain drainages.”
“In addition, in hybridizations between closely related groups, males are often biologically more fragile , with greater problems of survival or fertility.”
* hybrid + -ization
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.