chain

*kat- (Proto-Indo-European)

catenula (Latin)

Small, decorative chain.

chaiene (Old French)

chaine (Middle English)

chain (English)

(British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).. (chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.. (mathematics, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.. (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted [...]