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chainlike

chainlike adjective: having the form of a chain.

Adjective

chainlike (comparative more chainlike, superlative most chainlike)

  1. Having the form of a chain

Forms of chainlike

comparativemore chainlike
superlativemost chainlike
alternative formchain-like

Origin of chainlike

From chain + -like.

Questions about chainlike

What does chainlike mean?
Chainlike means having the form of a chain.
What part of speech is chainlike?
Chainlike is an adjective.

Words near chainlike in the dictionary

  1. chainings
  2. chainless
  3. chainlessness
  4. chainlet
  5. chainlets
  6. chainlike
  7. chainlink
  8. chainlinked
  9. chainlinks
  10. chainload
  11. chainloaded

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