noun

• The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
• (chemistry) The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
• (biology, including botany) The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
• (genetics) The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
• (transport) the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.