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| link |
one of the separate closed pieces of a chain. [1/2 definitions] |
| locket |
a small metal case that holds a picture or a lock of hair. It is usually worn on a chain around the neck. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usu. one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. [1/3 definitions] |
| multichain |
combined form of chain. |
| nuclear reactor |
any of several devices that initiate and control a nuclear fission chain reaction to produce energy and material used for experimental and medical purposes. |
| pendant |
something hanging as an ornament on a chain around the neck or on an earring. |
| plutonium |
a radioactive chemical element of the actinide series that has ninety-four protons in each nucleus and that is capable of explosive nuclear fission in a chain reaction, used as fuel in some types of nuclear reactors. (symbol: Pu) |
| polemic |
of or pertaining to a dispute or to a chain of reasoning. [1/3 definitions] |
| polynucleotide |
a polymeric chain of nucleotides, such as DNA or RNA. |
| pulley |
a simple machine that is used for lifting. A pulley is a wheel or set of wheels that a rope or chain is pulled over. |
| reactor |
a device in physics for starting and controlling a nuclear chain reaction; nuclear reactor. [1/2 definitions] |
| ridge |
a range or chain of hills or mountains. [1/3 definitions] |
| Rocky Mountains |
the principal North American mountain chain, stretching from Alaska to northern New Mexico; Rockies. |
| sheet2 |
a cord, rope, or chain attached to one or both lower corners of a sail, for the purpose of moving it. [1/2 definitions] |
| sierra |
a chain of mountains with sharp peaks that look like the teeth of a saw. |
| sling1 |
a flexible loop of rope, chain, or the like, used to lift or support an object. [1/5 definitions] |
| snake |
to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope. [1/6 definitions] |
| sprocket |
a wheel with toothlike points that fit into the links of a chain, as on a bicycle. |
| strepto- |
twisted chain. |
| subcritical |
of a nuclear reactor or device, unable to sustain a fission chain reaction. [1/2 definitions] |
| surveyor's measure |
a system of measurement of length based on the surveyor's chain, equal to sixty-six feet or 20.1 meters, as a unit. |
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