CHAINS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chains mean? 

• CHAINS (noun)
  The noun CHAINS has 1 sense:

1. metal shackles; for hands or legs

  Familiarity information: CHAINS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAINS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Metal shackles; for hands or legs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chains; irons

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)

 Context examples 

The B cell receptor (BCR) is an integral membrane protein complex that is composed of two immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chains, two Ig light chains and two heterodimers of Ig-alpha and Ig-beta.

(B Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The conserved non-polar positions are marked by a distinct absence of Asp, Asn and Ser, while other polar side chains are sometimes allowed.

(Amphipathic Alpha Helix, NCI Thesaurus)

A duplex of DNA is formed by two complementary chains that are arranged in an anti-parallel manner.

(B-DNA, NCI Thesaurus)

The BRCA1 tumor suppressor forms a heterodimer with the BARD1 protein, and the resulting complex functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that catalyzes the synthesis of polyubiquitin chains.

(BARD1 Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

In a b-sheet two or more polypeptide chains run alongside each other and are linked in a regular manner by hydrogen bonds between the main chain C=O and N-H groups.

(Beta Sheet, NCI Thesaurus)

Dimers of immunoglobulin light chains, normally produced by plasma cells.

(Bence Jones protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Synthesized primarily by megakaryocytes, endogenous PDGF consists of two related peptide chains, PDGF-A and PDGF-B.

(Becaplermin, NCI Thesaurus)

Amino acids and chains of amino acids connected by peptide linkages.

(Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity.

(Amdinocillin, NCI Thesaurus)

The most probable explanation is that a region of upwelling material formed the pit chains.

(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)