crossbreeding vs union

union vs crossbreeding

crossbreeding and union both are nouns.

crossbreeding is not an adjective while union is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossbreeding	Yes	No	No	No
union	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, union is a hypernym of crossbreeding; that is, union is a word with a broader meaning than crossbreeding:

crossbreeding: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
union: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Other hypernyms of crossbreeding include conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union.

crossbreeding (noun)	union (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	the act of making or becoming a single unit
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
	a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
	the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
	a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
	the state of being joined or united or linked
	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

crossbreeding (adjective)	union (adjective)
	of trade unions

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