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Definitions

hybridization

NOUN
graft
Synonyms
STRONG
bud implant jointure scion shoot splice sprout union
NOUN
mix/mixture
Synonyms
WEAK
admixture adulteration alloy amalgam amalgamation assimilation association batter blend brew combine combo commixture composite compound concoction confection conglomeration cross crossing dough fusion goulash grab bag hodgepodge hybrid incorporation infiltration interfusion jumble mash medley merger mingling miscellany mishmash mixed bag mosaic mélange package patchwork potpourri salmagundi saturation soup stew transfusion union variety
Antonyms
WEAK
disconnection division separation
NOUN
mixture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
batter blend concoction dough mix soup stew variety
STRONG
admixture adulteration alloy amalgam amalgamation assimilation association brew combine combo commixture composite compound confection conglomeration cross crossing fusion goulash hodgepodge hybrid incorporation infiltration jumble mash medley merger mingling miscellany mishmash mosaic package patchwork potpourri salmagundi saturation transfusion union
WEAK
grab bag interfusion mixed bag mélange
Antonyms
STRONG
division separation singularity

Example Sentences

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Harrison then made California a principal originator of the hybridization of Eastern and Western music.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Their analysis revealed that almost two-thirds of breed dogs retain wolf ancestry within their nuclear genome from hybridization events that occurred around 1,000 generations ago.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Baker notes that the lineage that led to blueberries, for instance, is the result of an ancient hybridization between dogwoods and the ancestors of coffee plants, daisies, and mints.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

In short, hybridization with H. melpomene went beyond simply creating a population of H. pardalinus with different wing colors—it helped birth an entirely new, separate lineage, the authors say.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

As a Ph.D. student, he’d used HeLa to help develop something called fluorescence in situ hybridization, otherwise known as FISH, a technique for painting chromosomes with multicolored fluorescent dyes that shine bright under ultraviolet light.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School

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