crosslink

See also: cross-link

English

Etymology

cross- +‎ link

Noun

crosslink (plural crosslinks)

  1. (chemistry) A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
  2. (biochemistry) A similar bond between strands of nucleic acid

Verb

crosslink (third-person singular simple present crosslinks, present participle crosslinking, simple past and past participle crosslinked)

  1. (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

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