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noun
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
noun
a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
verb
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
verb
fasten or secure with chains
noun
a series of hills or mountains
noun
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
“the chain of command”
noun
a linked or connected series of objects
“a chain of daisies”
noun
anything that acts as a restraint
noun
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
noun
a unit of length
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