Meaning & Definition of Chain in English

1. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together

• "The chain of command"

• "A complicated concatenation of circumstances"

2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

3. A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

4. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

5. Anything that acts as a restraint

6. A unit of length

7. British biochemist (born in germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by sir alexander fleming (1906-1979)

8. A series of hills or mountains

• "The valley was between two ranges of hills"

• "The plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

9. A linked or connected series of objects

• "A chain of daisies"

10. A necklace made by a stringing objects together

• "A string of beads"

• "A strand of pearls"

1. Connect or arrange into a chain by linking

2. Fasten or secure with chains

• "Chain the chairs together"