hybridize

hy·brid·ize

 (hī′brĭ-dīz′)

v. hy·brid·ized, hy·brid·iz·ing, hy·brid·iz·es

v.intr.

1. To produce hybrids; crossbreed.

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

v.tr.

To cause to produce a hybrid; crossbreed.

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hy′brid·i·za′tion (-brĭ-dĭ-zā′shən) n.

hy′brid·iz′er n.

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hybridize

(ˈhaɪbrɪˌdaɪz) or

hybridise

vb

(Biology) to produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed

ˈhybridˌizable, ˈhybridˌisable adj

ˌhybridiˈzation, ˌhybridiˈsation n

ˈhybridˌizer, ˈhybridˌiser n

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hy•brid•ize

(ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to cause to produce hybrids; cross.

2. to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid).

v.i.

3. to produce hybrids.

4. to cause the production of hybrids by crossing.

5. 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.

6. to fuse two cells of different genotypes into a hybrid cell.

[1835–45]

hy′brid•iz`a•ble, adj.

hy`brid•i•za′tion, n.

hy′brid•ist, hy′brid•iz`er, n.

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hybridize

Past participle: hybridized
Gerund: hybridizing

Imperative

hybridize

hybridize

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Thesaurus

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

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Translations

kreuzen

hybridize

[ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz]

A. VT → hibridar

B. VI → hibridar

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hybridize

[ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz] hybridise (British)

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

vt [+ plant, animal] → hybrider

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hybridize

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

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