chain




chain - noun

  • 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

    • chain - verb

    • connect or arrange into a chain by linking
    • fasten or secure with chains

    chain - thesaurus

    concatenation   range   strand   string  


    View spelling list Some ch words and learn about the word chain in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 4. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1.


    View spelling list ai words - set 1 and learn about the word chain in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for chain

    c is 3 h is 4 a is 1 i is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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