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Phrases 85
- supply chainsplural of supply chain: A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer.
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- key chainsplural of key chain: A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- food chainsplural of food chain: The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
- side chainsplural of side chain: That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
- chains of commandplural of chain of command: A system used in organizations, especially in the military, that defines a clear line of authority and responsibility.
- chains of eventsplural of chain of events: A 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.
- move the chainsTo alter the position of the device, a chain holding two sticks ten yards apart, used to initially determine the position of the line crossing which yields a first down for the offense, which may be moved by penalties or by the offense …
- chains of evidenceplural of chain of evidence: A series of related facts that together point to a specific conclusion, although taken individually they would be inconclusive.
- chains of officeplural of chain of office: A heavy chain, usually made of gold or another precious metal, worn around a person’s neck to denote their official position.
- chains of thoughtplural of chain of thought: A connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning.
- chains of titleplural of chain of title: In 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 …
- chains of custodyplural of chain of custody: The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.
- academy chainsplural of academy chain: A trust that operates more than one academy school.
- block chainsplural of block chain: A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks, used with sprocket wheels to transmit power, as in a bicycle.
- cold chainsplural of cold chain: A supply chain which is temperature-controlled, critical for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals.
- gold chainsplural of gold chain: Any tree of the genus Laburnum.
- green chainsplural of green chain: An area where lumber is sorted and piled at a sawmill.
- island chainsplural of island chain: An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next.
- mountain chainsplural of mountain chain: A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.
- snow chainsplural of snow chain: A chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction.
- tire chainsplural of tire chain: snow chain.
- bicycle chainsplural of bicycle chain: The endless chain, of roller chain type, that transmits power from the pedals to the driven wheel of a bicycle via a sprocket attached to each of those.
- roller chainsplural of roller chain: A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a …
- decay chainsplural of decay chain: A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and six …
Compound words 34
- keychainsplural of keychain: A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- chainsawsplural of chainsaw: A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
- chainsetsplural of chainset: A crankset.
- sidechainsplural of sidechain: That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
- toolchainsplural of toolchain: A set of tools for software development, often used in sequence so that the output of one tool comprises the input of the next.
- chainshotAlternative form of chain shot: A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.
- airchainsplural of airchain: The route that an audio or video signal travels on its way through a radio station or television station.
- antichainsplural of antichain: A subset, A, of a partially ordered set, (P, ≤), such that no two elements of A are comparable with respect to ≤.
- backchainsthird-person singular simple present indicative of backchain: To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
- blockchainsplural of blockchain: A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency.