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.

plural of chaincase

(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.

(chemistry) Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.

plural of medium-chain triglyceride

(organic chemistry, of an aliphatic compound) Having a chain of between about six and twelve carbon atoms

A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.

(historical) A chain used to give easier access to a pocket watch in the watchpocket of a waistcoat. The Albert style went to a T-bar finding that tucked into a buttoned buttonhole of the waistcoat. From there a further small length of chain hung, to which the wearer attached decorative charms such as fraternity or lodge symbols. The double Albert was a chain draped between both watchpockets, with the T-bar and pendant chain in the middle.