hybridization
UK/haɪ.bɹɪd.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
hybridization noun: the linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
Noun
hybridization (countable and uncountable, plural hybridizations)
- The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
- The electron pairing theory of orbital hybridization has been shown to account, very satisfactorily, for the variations which have been observed in the properties of C-H bonds.1950, W. Moffitt, “Aspects of Hybridization”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A Volume 202 Number 1071, 563
- The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
- Hybridization, strictly speaking, is the art or act of obtaining an offspring or progeny between two different species of animals or plants; ...1843, D. J. Browne, “Hybridization and Cross Fecundation of Plants”, in Agricultural Journal and Transactions of the Lower Canada Agricultural Society, section 135
- Synonyms:
- hybridism
- The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
- the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.
- He said he has read up on the hybridization of vessels, and described it as “extremely costly,” but conceded it’s “where the industry is heading.”2019, Rich Saltzberg, “Taylor, Gazzaniga press SSA to electrify fleet”, in MV Times
hybridization meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic
hybridization in Tamil
- கலப்பினமாதல், கலப்பினப் பெருக்கம், கலப்புப்பிறப்பாக்கல், இனக்கலப்பு, ஒட்டாக்கம், கலப்பு முறை
hybridization in Bengali
- সংকরায়ন
hybridization in Malayalam
- സങ്കരണം
hybridization in Arabic
- act of hybridizing
- تَهْجِين tahjīn
More languagesFewer languages
- hybridization in Vietnamese
- lai hoá
Examples of hybridization in a sentence
- Among other forms of change, the evolution of transportation has involved modification, diversification, convergence, divergence, hybridization, differentiation, and naturally, selection.
- By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
- Modern sugarcane cultivars are highly complex aneupolyploids, and most are primarily derived from interspecific hybridization between S.
Synonyms of hybridization
Forms of hybridization
| plural | hybridizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hybridisation |
Origin of hybridization
* hybrid + -ization
Words formed from hybridization
Questions about hybridization
- What does hybridization mean?
- Hybridization means the linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
- What is hybridization in Tamil?
- Hybridization in Tamil is கலப்பினமாதல், கலப்பினப் பெருக்கம், கலப்புப்பிறப்பாக்கல். See Hybridization meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hybridization?
- Hybridization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hybridization?
- Hybridization is pronounced /haɪ.bɹɪd.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hybridization?
- The plural of hybridization is hybridizations.
Words near hybridization in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hybridization (page history and authors); hybridization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hybridization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hybridization (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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