chain

Meanings

• a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
  • "the chain of command"
• (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
• a linked or connected series of objects
  • "a chain of daisies"
• a necklace made by a stringing objects together
• connect or arrange into a chain by linking
• fasten or secure with chains
  • "Chain the chairs together"

Synonyms

chain of mountains, chemical chain, concatenation, Ernst Boris Chain, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains, Sir Ernst Boris Chain, strand, string