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chains
verb(chain)
to obstruct or protect by a chain
chains
verb(chain)
to fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain; also : fetter
chains
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)
chains
noun(chain)
a series of links used or worn as an ornament or insignia
chains
noun(chain)
a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying
chains
verb(chain)
to link (things, such as computer components) together in series
chains
noun(chain)
a string of daisies with stems linked to form a chain
chains
noun(chain)
an interlinked series
chains
noun(chain)
an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source
chains
noun(chain)
a hierarchy based on power or importance
chains
noun(chain)
a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of length for surveys of U.S. public lands
chains
noun(chain)
either of the two larger of the four polypeptide chains comprising antibodies
chains
noun(chain)
either of the two smaller of the four polypeptide chains comprising antibodies
chains
noun(chain)
an arrangement of atoms represented in a structural formula by a chain whose ends are not joined so as to form a ring
chains
noun(chain)
a shorter chain or group of atoms attached to a principal chain or to a ring in a molecule

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