(cryptocurrencies) Occurring, validated, and recorded on a blockchain.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chain

plural of chain

plural of Chain

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms. / (figuratively) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.

(law, chemistry) The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint. / (slang) One's wife, as a symbol of restraint. / (figuratively) Anything that restricts one's freedom or opportunities.

(semiotics) An interlocking system of signifiers.

(organic chemistry, of an aliphatic compound) Having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.

(organic chemistry, of an aliphatic compound) Having a chain of more than about twelve carbon atoms.