hybridize

== English == === Alternative forms === hybridise (UK) === Etymology === From hybrid +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/ === Verb === hybridize (third-person singular simple present hybridizes, present participle hybridizing, simple past and past participle hybridized) To form a mixture of any kind. (transitive) To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids. (intransitive) To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed. (transitive) To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages. (physics) To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals. (biochemistry) To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====