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noun
A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A similar bond between strands of nucleic acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An internal hyperlink to another webpage belonging to the same web domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Broader terms: hyperlink
noun
A connection between data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To add an internal hyperlink between two webpages belonging to the same web domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Broader terms: hyperlink
verb
To connect the references of a pool of data to each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cross-linkage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical bond, bond
verb
join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: join, conjoin
History
From cross- + link.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
