EGAVE

cross-link

Meaning

  1. noun A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
  2. noun A similar bond between strands of nucleic acid
  3. noun An internal hyperlink to another webpage belonging to the same web domain.
  4. noun A connection between data.
  5. verb To join polymer chains together to form one single molecule. An object made from a crosslinked material contains only one supergiant molecule. Crosslinking may take place through covalent bonds or ionic bonds
  6. verb To add an internal hyperlink between two webpages belonging to the same web domain.
  7. verb To connect the references of a pool of data to each other.

Similar words

cross-linkage crossbridging crosslinker photocrosslinking heterocrosslink bond polyligation decrosslinking photocrosslinker heterochain

Word family

cross-linked cross-linking cross-links

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