From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhybridizehy‧brid‧ize (also hybridise British English) /ˈhaɪbrədaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] technical to form a new type of plant or animal from two existing types, so that the new type has some qualities from each of the other types SYN crossbreed —hybridization /ˌhaɪbrədaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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hybridize• The membranes were then hybridized by standard procedures for 16 hours at 42°C, using the biotinylated cDNA probe.• Wheat descends from three grasses that hybridized on the Anatolian steppes.• The hybridizing scenario would suggest that all the forests of the continent may suddenly be at risk.• Moreover, some type C strains having lost the capacity to produce beta-toxin failed to hybridize with the IS1151 probe. 