Chain Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Chain

Meaning 1 : British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

    Synonyms : ernst boris chain,  sir ernst boris chain
Meaning 2 : a necklace made by stringing objects together

    Synonyms : strand,  string
Meaning 3 : (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

    Synonyms : chemical chain
Meaning 4 : a series of hills or mountains

    Synonyms : chain of mountains,  mountain chain,  mountain range,  range,  range of mountains
Meaning 5 : a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

    Example : the chain of command

    Synonyms : concatenation
Meaning 6 : a linked or connected series of objects

    Example : a chain of daisies

Meaning 7 : anything that acts as a restraint

Meaning 8 : a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

Meaning 9 : a unit of length

Meaning 10 : (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

Meaning 11 : connect or arrange into a chain by linking

Meaning 12 : fasten or secure with chains

Chain Antonyms

How to Pronounce Chain

  • tʃeɪn


Similar words of Chain :