hybridize

hy·brid·ize  (hbr-dz)

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).

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hybrid·i·zation (-br-d-zshn) n.

hybrid·izer n.

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hybridize, hybridise [ˈhaɪbrɪˌdaɪz]

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed

hybridizable , hybridisable adj

hybridization , hybridisation n

hybridizer , hybridiser n

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Verb

1.

hybridize - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" crossbreed, hybridise, interbreed, cross breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

Translations

hybridize [ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz]

A. VT → hibridar

B. VI → hibridar

hybridize [ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz] hybridise (British)

vi [plant, animal] → s'hybrider
to hybridize with → se croiser avec

vt [+ plant, animal] → hybrider

hybridize

vt (Ling) → hybridisieren (spec); (Bot, Zool also) → kreuzen; (fig) → mischen, kreuzen