How to pronounce “cross-link”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (chemistry) A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
• (biochemistry) A similar bond between strands of nucleic acid
• (Internet) An internal hyperlink to another webpage belonging to the same web domain.
• (loosely) A connection between data.
• [Verb]
• (chemistry) 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
• (Internet) To add an internal hyperlink between two webpages belonging to the same web domain.
• (loosely) To connect the references of a pool of data to each other.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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