hybridization

The electron pairing theory of orbital hybridization has been shown to account, very satisfactorily, for the variations which have been observed in the properties of C-H bonds.

Hybridization, strictly speaking, is the art or act of obtaining an offspring or progeny between two different species of animals or plants; ...

He said he has read up on the hybridization of vessels, and described it as “extremely costly,” but conceded it’s “where the industry is heading.”