Phrase Hound found 258 phrases and 118 compound words that contain chain. The most common are listed below. Open chain in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 258
- supply chainA system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer.
- chain reactionA chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
- food chainThe feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
- chain of eventsA series of occurrences seen as chronologically linked, and generally in which each occurrence is caused by the previous one and in turn causes the next.
- off the chainFree from work or direct supervision.
- chain of officeA heavy chain, usually made of gold or another precious metal, worn around a person’s neck to denote their official position.
- value chainA progression of activities that businesses or firms perform in order to deliver goods and services of value to an end consumer.
- chain of commandA system used in organizations, especially in the military, that defines a clear line of authority and responsibility.
- chain of evidenceA series of related facts that together point to a specific conclusion, although taken individually they would be inconclusive.
- chain of thoughtA connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning.
- key chainAlternative form of keychain: A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- chain of titleIn the law of real property, a series of documents recorded in the appropriate government repository which establish the passage of a parcel of property from owner to owner, ideally back to the first owner to reduce the property to private …
- chain mailA flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.
- polymerase chain reactionA technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.
- mountain chainA series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.
- side chainThat part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
- chain of custodyThe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.
- ball and chainA heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint.
- chain storeA retail outlet that is one of a group of similar establishments having common format, contents, ownership and management.
- chain letterA letter that can be mailed successively to different recipients, with each recipient ostensibly (but sometimes sarcastically) being instructed in the body of the letter to mail the letter to another person or persons.
- long-chainHaving a chain of more than about twelve carbon atoms.
- chain ruleA formula for computing the derivative of the functional composition of two or more functions.
- Polymerase chain
- cold chainA supply chain which is temperature-controlled, critical for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals.
- human chainA form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.
Compound words 118
- chainsawA power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
- keychainA chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- chainringA large forward ring on a bicycle that a chain attaches to, in order to transfer energy to a wheel. It consists of one or more sprockets that are driven by the cranks and pedals of the bicycle.
- toolchainA set of tools for software development, often used in sequence so that the output of one tool comprises the input of the next.
- chainlinkWires woven in a zig-zag pattern to form a mesh.
- blockchainA shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency.
- chainsetA crankset.
- chainworkTechniques of looping or linking pieces of metal or another materials in the manner of a chain; objects made using these techniques.
- cochainA cochain complex
- chainstayAlternative spelling of chain stay: One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.