join vs cross-link

cross-link vs join

join and cross-link both are nouns.

join and cross-link both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cross-link is a hyponym of join; that is, cross-link is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than join:

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

Other hyponyms of join include feather, attach, anastomose, inosculate, copulate, couple, mate, pair, yoke, engraft, graft, ingraft, splice, splice, patch, piece, solder, weld, quilt, entwine, knit.

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

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

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