Definition of chain | What does chain mean?
What is the definition of the word CHAIN?
Here is a list of definitions for chain.
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- 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)
- a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
- a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
- a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"
What are the verbs of the word CHAIN?
Here is a list of definitions for chain.
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
- fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
What are the synonyms of the word CHAIN?
What is another word for CHAIN?. Here is a list of synonyms for CHAIN
Words beginning with CHAIN?
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In which dictionaries does the word chain exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes