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Chain

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Definitions for Chain

noun
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
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Examples
  1. the chain of command
  2. a complicated concatenation of circumstances
noun
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
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chemical chain
noun
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
noun
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
noun
anything that acts as a restraint
noun
a unit of length
noun
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
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Ernst Boris Chain Sir Ernst Boris Chain
noun
a series of hills or mountains
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range mountain range range of mountains mountain chain chain of mountains
Examples
  1. the valley was between two ranges of hills
  2. the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
noun
a linked or connected series of objects
Examples
  1. a chain of daisies
noun
a necklace made by stringing objects together
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Examples
  1. a string of beads
  2. a strand of pearls
verb
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
verb
fasten or secure with chains
Examples
  1. Chain the chairs together

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