hybridization

Other forms of hybridization

plural

hybridizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hybridization

What does hybridization mean?

hybridization means "(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids".

How many syllables are in hybridization?

hybridization has 5 syllables: hy-bri-di-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪbɹədəˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for hybridization?

Close synonyms include hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hybridization a common word?

hybridization is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hybridization?

94 words rhyme with hybridization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.