crosslink

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A form of cross-link — A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer

OriginEnglish link ← Middle English cros- ← Old English cros →
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Meanings

nouncrosslink (plural crosslinks)

plural crosslinks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cross-link.
verbcrosslink (third-person singular simple present crosslinks, present participle crosslinking, simple past and past participle crosslinked)

present singular third person crosslinks · participle present crosslinking · participle past crosslinked · past crosslinked

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cross-link.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kruks /*krukis
  3. Latincrux
  4. Old Irishcros
  5. Old Norsekross
  6. Old Englishcros
  7. Middle Englishcross
  8. Middle Englishcros-
  9. Englishcross-
  10. Englishlink
  11. Englishcrosslink

From cross- + link.

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Cite this entry
APA

crosslink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosslink

MLA

“crosslink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosslink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosslink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosslink.

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