LINKS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does links mean? 

• LINKS (noun)
  The noun LINKS has 1 sense:

1. a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

  Familiarity information: LINKS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINKS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

golf links; links

Hypernyms ("links" is a kind of...):

golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

Cisplatin forms highly reactive, charged, platinum complexes which bind to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA inducing intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links.

(Cisplatin, NCI Thesaurus)

These links were also seen in men in the general population, but the connection between obesity and inflammation was different in men with rheumatoid arthritis.

(Obesity May Influence Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood Tests, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A water-soluble nitrosourea that cross-links with DNA, causing inhibition of DNA synthesis.

(CGP-6809, NCI Thesaurus)

Having discovered the links between DNA damage, PAR, bone and artery calcification, the researchers then looked into a way of blocking this pathway through the use of a PARP inhibitor.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

Cisplatin forms highly reactive, charged, platinum complexes which bind to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA, inducing intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links.

(Cisplatin Liposomal, NCI Thesaurus)

But the study found no links between obesity and either BPF or BPS at the current exposure levels.

(Do Food Container Chemicals Make Us Fat?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A new study from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University links artificial sweeteners to obesity and diabetes, claiming sweeteners change how the body processes fat and uses energy.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In turn, platinum binds to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA and induces intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links.

(BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1, NCI Thesaurus)

Dacarbazine alkylates and cross-links DNA during all phases of the cell cycle, resulting in disruption of DNA function, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis.

(Dacarbazine, NCI Thesaurus)

Caveolin 1 links integrin subunits to the tyrosine kinase FYN, an initiating step in coupling integrins to the Ras-ERK pathway and promoting cell cycle progression.

(Caveolin 1, NCI Thesaurus)