Synonyms for chain

noun

• British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
• a necklace made by stringing objects together
• (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
• a series of hills or mountains
• a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
• a linked or connected series of objects
• anything that acts as a restraint
• a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
• a unit of length
• (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

verb

• connect or arrange into a chain by linking
• fasten or secure with chains