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