Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

hybridization

 - 4 dictionary results
Sale Hybridization Ovens
Price Blow Out On Pro Blot Ovens All Sizes & Unbeatable Quality
www.nextdayscience.com

hy⋅brid⋅ize

  [hahy-bri-dahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use hybridization in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
2. to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid).
3. to form in a hybrid manner.
–verb (used without object)
4. to produce hybrids.
5. to cause the production of hybrids by crossing.
6. 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.
7. to fuse two cells of different genotypes into a hybrid cell.
Also, especially British, hy⋅brid⋅ise.

Origin:
1835–45; hybrid + -ize

Related forms:
hy⋅brid⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
hy⋅brid⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
hy⋅brid⋅ist, hy⋅brid⋅iz⋅er, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To hybridization
Sale Hybridization Ovens
Price Blow Out On Pro Blot Ovens All Sizes & Unbeatable Quality
www.nextdayscience.com
hy·brid·ize   (hī'brĭ-dīz')   
intr. & tr.v.   hy·brid·ized, hy·brid·iz·ing, hy·brid·iz·es

  1. To produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed.

  2. To form base pairs between complementary regions of (two strands of DNA that were not originally paired).

hy'brid·i·za'tion (-brĭ-dĭ-zāshən) n., hy'brid·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Cultural Dictionary

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.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·brid·ize
Variant: also British hy·brid·ise /'hI-br&-"dIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
transitive senses
: to cause to interbreed or combine so as toproduce hybrids <hybridize two species> hybridize somatic cells of two different species> <hybridize two DNAs> hybridize intransitivesenses
: to produce hybrids —hy·brid·iza·tion also British hy·brid·isa·tion /"hI-br&d-&-'zA-sh&n/ noun —hy·brid·iz·er also British hy·brid·is·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see hybridization on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way