Chain
[n] a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
[n] a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads" or"a strand of pearls"
[n] anything that acts as a restraint
[n] metal shackles; for hands or legs
[n] a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
[n] a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
[n] a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
[n] a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
[n] British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
[n] a unit of length
[v] fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
[v] connect or arrange into a chain by linking
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Synonyms
chain of mountains, chains, chemical chain, concatenation, Ernst Boris Chain, iron, irons, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains, Sir Ernst Boris Chain, strand, string
Related Terms
accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, Alps, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, Andes, andiron, anklet, armlet, armory, array, arrest, articulate, articulation, assemble, associate, atomic cluster, badge, badge of offi