CHAIN

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

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