chain

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a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
(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 necklace made by a stringing objects together
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
fasten or secure with chains
A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc
That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain
A series of things linked together
An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land
Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds
The warp threads of a web
To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain
To keep in slavery
To unite closely and strongly
To measure with the chain
To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor
Residential area (city, town, village) in Spain in Galicia
Residential area (city, town, village) in Korea, Republic of in Kyongsang-bukto
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Pennsylvania
Residential area (city, town, village) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in Trujillo

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