n.
1.a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
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.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
9.metal shackles 10.a necklace made by a stringing objects together chain v.
1.connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2.fasten or secure with chains
Idiom of the Day
bound to (do something)
to be certain to do something
"If you ask your father, he is bound to help you with your problem."
