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noun(chain)a series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used for various purposes (such as support, restraint, transmission of mechanical power, or measurement)
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noun(chain)a series of links used or worn as an ornament or insignia
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noun(chain)a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying
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verb(chain)to obstruct or protect by a chain
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verb(chain)to fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain; also : fetter
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biographical name(chain)Sir Ernst Boris 1906—1979 British (German-born) biochemist
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noun(chain)a gang of people (such as convicts) chained together especially as an outside working party
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noun(chain)a letter sent to several persons with a request that each send copies of the letter to an equal number of persons
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noun(chain)a fence of heavy steel wire woven to form a diamond-shaped mesh
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noun(chain)flexible armor of interlinked metal rings
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noun phrase(chain)a series of executive positions in order of authority
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noun(chain)a large greenish-black pickerel (Esox niger) with dark markings along the sides that is common in quiet waters of eastern North America
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noun(chain)a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the next
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noun(chain)a number of events triggered by the same initial event
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noun(chain)a self-sustaining chemical or nuclear reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind