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CHAINS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Metal shackles; for hands or legs
Synonyms:
chains; irons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chains" is a kind of...):
bond; hamper; shackle; trammel (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb chain
Context examples:
Mandatory menu labelling for large restaurant chains was introduced in the US in May 2018.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
It is equal to 4046.8564224 square meters, or 10 square chains, or 160 square rods, 43560 square feet, or 4840 square yards.
(Acre, NCI Thesaurus)
She was answered by having a small trinket-box placed before her, and being requested to chuse from among several gold chains and necklaces.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
A genetic hematologic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the alpha globin chains of the heme molecule.
(Alpha Thalassemia, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the 846 epitope present on the chondroitin sulfate chains of aggrecan in a biological specimen.
(Aggrecan Chondroitin Sulfate Epitope 846 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
CD8 Antigen Beta Polypeptide 1 glycoprotein exhibits significant homology to Ig variable light chains and mediates efficient cell-cell interactions in the immune system, as an alpha/alpha or alpha/beta coreceptor with T-cell receptor.
(CD8 Antigen, Beta Polypeptide 1, NCI Thesaurus)
The PDGF Receptor (PDGFR) is also a dimer and can form from the combination of the alpha and beta chains in any order (alpha-alpha, alpha-beta, beta-beta).
(PDGF Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
As a chaperon, BiP binds to newly synthesized, unfolded mu immnoglobulin heavy chains prior to its assembly with light chains in the endoplasmic reticulum.
(OVA BiP Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
Piperacillin binds to penicillin binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall, thereby interfering with the cross-linking of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity.
(Piperacillin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
A lipid with 2 fatty acid chains attached to a carbohydrate-containing head group that is found on the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane.
(Plasma Membrane Glycolipid, NCI Thesaurus)
