'cross-link' definitions:
Definition of 'cross-link'
(from WordNet)
noun
A side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule [syn: cross-link, cross-linkage]
verb
Join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
Definition of 'cross-link'
From: GCIDE
- cross-link \cross-link\ n. (Chem., Biochem.) a covalent bond that links two chains of atoms, or two sections of one chain, in a polymeric molecule; the cross-link is created by a third bond in a monomer unit in addition to the two bonds forming the polymeric chain; -- a cross-link may be internal to a single chain, rather than between two otherwise unlinked chains; as, ultraviolet irradiation creates cross-links between the two chains of a DNA double helix; many enzymes have cross-links formed by disulfide bonds; polystyrene resins have their porosity controlled by the proportion of cross-links. Called also cross-linkage.
- Syn: cross-linkage. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'cross-link'
From: GCIDE
- cross-link \cross-link\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. cross-linked, p. pr. & vb. n. cross-linking.] (Chem., Biochem.) to create cross links in; -- of polymeric molecules. [PJC]