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cross-link

DEFINITIONS OF: cross-link

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v join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)

Type of:
conjoin, join
make contact or come together

n a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule

Synonyms:
cross-linkage
Type of:
bond, chemical bond
an electrical force linking atoms
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