different between synthesize vs hybridize

English

Alternative forms

• synthesise (UK)

Etymology

synthesis +? -ize. First attested in 1830.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n??sa?z/

Verb

synthesize (third-person singular simple present synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, simple past and past participle synthesized)

1. (transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
2. (intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
4. (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.

Derived terms

• photosynthesize
• synthesizer

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• hybridise (UK)

Etymology

hybrid +? -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ha?.b??d.a?z/

Verb

hybridize (third-person singular simple present hybridizes, present participle hybridizing, simple past and past participle hybridized)

1. To form a mixture of any kind.
2. (transitive) To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids.
3. (intransitive) To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed.
4. (transitive) To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages.
5. (physics) To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals.
6. (biochemistry) To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules.

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