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  • plural of chain.
  • present tense form of chain (3rd person singular).

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Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Sales at specialty stores in China, the category that includes chains such as health and beauty retailer Watsons, fell 2.2% for the first nine months, after rising 4.8% a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

With physical chains, you’re like, OK, I can see how I could get out of this.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

Supply chains and the latest innovations are generally clustered in the West.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

As he got over his initial shock, he noticed other details: the frost spreading from the base of the Doors, the purplish glow in the air around them, and the chains that held them fast.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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