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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

Czechoslovakian and Saarloos wolfdogs, intentionally bred through wolf-dog hybridization, had the highest wolf ancestry levels at 23-40 percent.

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

The work contributes to a growing notion among evolutionary biologists that hybridization can sometimes increase, not decrease, the diversity of species within an ecosystem.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

McKusick and Hsu were hoping to use somatic-cell hybridization to test the Lacks family for several different genetic markers, including specific proteins called HLA markers.

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

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