cross-link

cross-link
cross-linking, n.cross-linkable, adj.
n. /kraws"lingk', kros"-/; v. /kraws"lingk", kros"-/, Chem.
n.
1. a bond, atom, or group linking the chains of atoms in a polymer, protein, or other complex organic molecule.
v.t.
2. to attach by a cross-link.
[1935-40]

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