CHAIN





Definition:

  1. [noun] a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
    Synonyms: concatenation

  2. [noun] (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
    Synonyms: chemical

  3. [noun] a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

  4. [noun] a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

  5. [noun] anything that acts as a restraint

  6. [noun] a unit of length

  7. [noun] British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
    Synonyms: Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain

  8. [noun] a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
    Synonyms: range, mountain range, range of mountains, mountain of mountains

  9. [noun] metal shackles; for hands or legs
    Synonyms: iron, irons

  10. [noun] a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
    Synonyms: string, strand

  11. [verb] connect or arrange into a chain by linking

  12. [verb] fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"

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