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Definition of Cross-link
1. Verb. Join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein).
2. Noun. A side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule.
Definition of Cross-link
1. Noun. (chemistry) a link between adjacent chains of a polymer ¹
2. Verb. (chemistry) to form such a link ¹
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Medical Definition of Cross-link
1. A covalent linkage between two polymers or between two different regions of the same polymer. (05 Mar 2000)