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chain

noun

1 chain

A series of things depending on each other as if linked together:
— The chain of command.

synonym: concatenation.

Roget 219: crossing etc. v.; intersection, interdigitation; decussation, transversion; convolution etc. 248; level crossing.    reticulation, network; ... show more

Roget 847a: jewel [general], , jewelry, jewellery; bijoutry; bijou, bijouterie [Fr.]; trinket; fine jewelry; costume jewelry, junk jewelry; gem, gemstone, precious stone.    ... show more

Roget 200: length, longitude, span; mileage; distance etc. 196.    line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.    ... show more

Roget 752: prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, ... show more

Dutch: aaneenschakeling

2 chain

chemistry A series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule).

synonym: chemical chain.

Dutch: aaneenrijging, aaneenschakeling, keten, opeenvolging

3 chain

A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament.

Dutch: ketting, keten
Polish: łańcuch

4 chain

business A number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership.

Dutch: keten, concern
Polish: sieć

5 chain

Anything that acts as a restraint.

6 chain

A unit of length.

Dutch: chain
Polish: łańcuch, łańcuch mierniczy

7 Chain

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.

8 chain

A series of hills or mountains.

synonyms: chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains.

Dutch: bergformatie, bergketen, bergland, bergrug, gebergte
Polish: góry

9 chain

A linked or connected series of objects.

Dutch: keten

10 chain

A necklace made by stringing objects together.

synonyms: strand, string.

Roget 45: vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction etc. 43; bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, ... show more

Dutch: karakterreeks, snaarinstrumenten, keten

verb

1 chain

Connect or arrange into a chain by linking.

Roget 43: join, unite; conjoin, connect; associate; put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together [Fr.], tack together, fix together, ... show more

2 chain

Fasten or secure with chains.


Moby thesaurus: Alps, Andes, Caucasus, Himalayas, Indian file, Kekule formula, Oregon boat, Rockies, accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, andiron, anklet ... show more.

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