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nounBritish biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
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nouna necklace made by stringing objects togethertype of:
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noun(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
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nouna series of hills or mountainstype of:
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"the chain of command"nouna series of things depending on each other as if linked together
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"a chain of daisies"nouna linked or connected series of objectstype of:
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nounanything that acts as a restrainttype of:
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nouna series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligamenttype of:part of:
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nouna unit of lengthtype of:
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noun(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
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verbconnect or arrange into a chain by linking
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verbfasten or secure with chainsOpposite:
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business ring fix unit series concern range arrange secure string necklace formation fasten restraint strand fob ligament catena constraint concatenate concatenation ernst boris chain sir ernst boris chain chemical chain building block open chain closed chain long chain long-chain molecule catenate catenulate chain of mountains mountain chain mountain range range of mountains geological formation daisy chain bicycle chain snow chain anchor chain pull chain watch chain watch guard anchor rope paper chain chatelaine tire chain linear unit linear measure engineer's chain nautical chain gunter's chain business concern business organisation business organization discount chain apparel chain retail chain restaurant chain set up