Look up: Chain


  1. chain
    A multi-unit retail operation with stores managed by a headquarters staff. Usually refers to a group of supermarkets under common ownership.
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  2. chain
    [n] - a unit of length 2. [n] - British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) 3. [n] - a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) 4. [n] - a series of things depend...
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  3. Chain
    Used for slings, the modern trend is for high tensile steel chains whose safe working load depends upon the material used in its manufacture and the diameter of the bar from which the chain is made.
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  4. Chain
    A measure of length equal to 22 yards. or 20.1 metres.
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  5. Chain
    When several people are dependent on one another`s sales to complete their own purchase
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  6. Chain
    this refers to the line of buyers and sellers involved in each house move. For example, While you`re selling your home, you`ll be buying a new house from another vendor who`s buying a new home from another vendor who`s buying from someone else etc… and nothing can take place until all the deal...
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  7. Chain
    The chain is a unit of length.Conversions1 chain (engineers or Ramden)=100 feet1 chain (US or Gunter)=66 feet1 chain (engineers or Ramden)=30.48m1 chain (US or Gunter)=20.1168m1 chain (engineers or Ramden)=33.33 yards1 chain (US or Gunter)=22 yardsttle='Length';xiunt='m';yiunt='chain';mconv=30.48;cc...
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  8. CHAIN
    Contact, Help, Advice, Information, Network for Effective Health Care [database, base de donneés]
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  9. Chain
    Chain noun [ French chaîne , from Latin catena . Confer Catenate .] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament,...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/51

  10. Chain
    Chain transitive verb [ impast participle p. Chained (chānd); present participle & verbal noun Chaining .] 1. To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind secur...
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  11. chain
    1. In chemistry, a series of atoms held together by one or more covalent bonds. ... 2. In bacteriology, a linear arrangement of living cells that have divided in one plane and remain attached to each other. ... Origin: L. Catena ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  12. chain
    concatenation noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; `the chain of command`; `a complicated concatenation of circumstances`
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  1. chain
    noun a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
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  2. Chain
    Ernst Boris Chain noun British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
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  3. chain
    chemical chain noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
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  4. chain
    noun a unit of length
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  5. chain
    verb fasten or secure with chains; `Chain the chairs together`
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  6. chain
    (chān) a collection of objects linked together in linear fashion, or end to end, as the assemblage of atoms or radicals in a chemical compound, or an assemblage of individual bacterial cells.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Chain
    • (v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog. • (n.) A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. ...
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  8. chain
    (from the article `elastomer`) ...of, a polymeric molecule consists of several thousand chemical repeating units, or monomers, linked together by covalent bonds. The assemblage of ...
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  9. chain
    (from the article `combinatorics`) A chain of a graph is an alternating sequence of vertices and edges 0, 1, 1, 2, , , beginning and ending with vertices in which each edge is ...
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  10. chain
    series of links, usually of metal, joined together to form a flexible connector for various purposes, such as holding, pulling, hoisting, hauling, ... [1 related articles]
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  11. chain
    in surveying, a unit of length. See surveyor`s chain.[2 related articles]
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  12. Chain
    [real estate] A chain (in the process of buying or selling a house) is a sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase. The term is commonly used in the UK. Each member of the chain is a house sale, which depends both upon the buyers ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_(real_estate)

  13. Chain
    A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal. A chain may consist of two or more links. Chains are usually made in one of two styles, according to their intended use: Two distinct chains can be connected using a quick link which resembles a carabiner with a screw close r...
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