cross-link vs join

join vs cross-link

cross-link and join both are nouns.

cross-link and join both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-link	Yes	No	Yes	No
join	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, join is a hypernym of cross-link; that is, join is a word with a broader meaning than cross-link:

cross-link: join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
join: make contact or come together

Other hypernyms of cross-link include conjoin.

cross-link (noun)	join (noun)
a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

cross-link (verb)	join (verb)
join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)	make contact or come together
	cause to become joined or linked
	become part of; become a member of a group or organization
	come into the company of
	be or become joined or united or linked

Difference between cross-link and join

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