Hybrid

  • 21Hybrid — The word hybrid has a number of different biomedical meanings. In transmission genetics, a hybrid is the result of a cross between two genetically dissimilar parents. The offspring of unlike parents. If the parents are sufficiently dissimilar,… …

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  • 22hybrid — hy|brid [ˈhaıbrıd] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: hybrida] 1.) an animal or plant produced from parents of different breeds or types →↑cross breed hybrid of ▪ a hybrid of wheat and rye 2.) something that consists of or comes from a mixture… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23hybrid — 1. noun /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ a) Offspring resulting from cross breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains. b) Something of mixed origin or composition. 2 …

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  • 24hybrid — UK [ˈhaɪbrɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms hybrid : singular hybrid plural hybrids 1) biology an animal or plant that has been produced from two different types of animal or plant 2) [usually singular] a mixture of different things or styles… …

    English dictionary

  • 25hybrid — Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Hybrid-CD — Als Hybrid CD bezeichnet man CD ROMs für Windows und Macintosh, auf denen sich sowohl ein ISO 9660 Dateisystem befindet, das den Konventionen von MS DOS entspricht, als auch ein Apple Dateisystem gemäß den HFS Richtlinien von Apple. Ebenso werden …

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  • 27Hybrid CD — Als Hybrid CD bezeichnet man CD ROMs für Windows und Macintosh, auf denen sich sowohl ein ISO 9660 Dateisystem befindet, das den Konventionen von MS DOS entspricht, als auch ein Apple Dateisystem gemäß den HFS Richtlinien von Apple. Ebenso werden …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 28Hybrid — A package containing two or more different kinds of risk management instruments that are usually interactive. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * hybrid UK US /ˈhaɪbrɪd/ noun [C] ► something that is a combination of two different things,… …

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  • 29hybrid — noun Etymology: Latin hybrida Date: 1601 1. an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera 2. a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions 3. a. something… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30hybrid — 1. noun a hybrid between a brown and an albino mouse Syn: cross, cross breed, mixed breed, half breed, half blood; mixture, blend, amalgamation, combination, composite, compound, fusion 2. adjective a hybrid organization Syn: composite …

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