Chain
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
                
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                (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
                
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                a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
                
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                (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
                
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                anything that acts as a restraint
                
                    Noun
                    
                a unit of length
                
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                British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
                
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                a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
                
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                a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
                
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                a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
                
                    Verb
                    
                connect or arrange into a chain by linking
                
                    Verb
                    
            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
            
            More General Terms
                    arrange
                    building block
                    business
                    business concern
                    business organisation
                    business organization
                    concern
                    constraint
                    fasten
                    fix
                    formation
                    geological formation
                    ligament
                    linear measure
                    linear unit
                    necklace
                    restraint
                    secure
                    series
                    set up
                    unit
            
            More Specific Terms
                    anchor chain
                    anchor rope
                    apparel chain
                    bicycle chain
                    catena
                    chatelaine
                    closed chain
                    concatenate
                    daisy chain
                    discount chain
                    engineer''s chain
                    fob
                    Gunter''s chain
                    long chain
                    long-chain molecule
                    nautical chain
                    open chain
                    paper chain
                    pull chain
                    restaurant chain
                    retail chain
                    ring
                    snow chain
                    tire chain
                    watch chain
                    watch guard