hybridization

noun hybridizations · hybridisation

1. countable, uncountable 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.
2. countable, including, uncountable 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; ...

   Similar: hybridism

3. countable, uncountable The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
4. countable, uncountable 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.”