What is the meaning of Chain?

noun

• A series of things depending on each other as if linked together.
  • usage: "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
  • synonyms: concatenation
• Chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule. ()
  • synonyms: chemical chain
• 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.
  • synonyms: Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain
• A series of hills or mountains.
  • usage: "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
  • synonyms: range, mountain range, range of mountains, mountain chain, chain of mountains
• A linked or connected series of objects.
  • usage: "a chain of daisies"
• A necklace made by a stringing objects together.
  • usage: "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
  • synonyms: string, strand

verb

• Connect or arrange into a chain by linking.
• Fasten or secure with chains.
  • usage: "Chain the chairs together"