Chain transfer — is a polymerization reaction by which the activity of a growing polymer chain is transferred to another molecule.[1][2] P• + XR → PX + R • Chain transfer reactions reduce the average molecular weight of the final polymer. Chain transfer can be… … Wikipedia
Chain pickerel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
weight — [n1] heaviness adiposity, avoirdupois, ballast, burden, density, G factor*, gravity, gross, heft, heftiness, load, mass, measurement, net, ponderosity, ponderousness, poundage, pressure, substance, tonnage; concept 795 weight [n2] something used… … New thesaurus
Chain drive — Roller chain and sprocket Mack AC delivery truck at the Petersen Automotive Museum with chain drive visible Chain drive is a way of transmitting mecha … Wikipedia
Chain weapon — A chain weapon is a weapon made of one or more heavy objects attached to a chain, sometimes with a handle. The flail was one of the more common types of chain weapons associated with medieval Europe, although some flails used hinges instead of… … Wikipedia
Chain growth polymerisation — Chain growth polymerization is a polymerization technique where unsaturated monomer molecules add on to a growing polymer chain one at a time [1]. It can be represented with the chemical equation: where n is the … Wikipedia
chain — chainless, adj. chainlike, adj. /chayn/, n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high… … Universalium
Chain — /chayn/, n. Sir Ernst Boris /errnst, ernst/, 1906 79, English biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel prize for medicine 1945. * * * (as used in expressions) chain silicate Pennine Chain chain drive chain mail chain reaction Chain Sir Ernst Boris food … Universalium
Chain of Fools — For the 2000 film, see Chain of Fools (film). Chain of Fools Single by Aretha Franklin from the album Lady Soul … Wikipedia
Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill — View of Chain Bridge and Falls of Schuylkill, Five Miles from Philadelphia (1811, private collection) by Thomas Birch. A second Birch painting of the Chain Bridge is at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill… … Wikipedia
Weight throw — In the Scottish Highland games, the weight throw consists of two separate events, the light weight and the heavy weight. In both cases, the implement consists of a steel or lead weight (usually spherical or cylindrical) attached by a short chain… … Wikipedia