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mainchain

mainchain noun: a chain securing the lower shrouds of the mainmast.

Noun

mainchain (plural mainchains)

  1. (plural-normally) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the mainmast.
  2. A blockchain with one or more sidechains attached to it.
    • One user start^([sic]) to withdraw assets from sidechain to mainchain by sending transaction.2020, Sheng Wen, Albert Zomaya, Laurence T. Yang, Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 557

Forms of mainchain

pluralmainchains

Origin of mainchain

From main + chain.

Questions about mainchain

What does mainchain mean?
Mainchain means a chain securing the lower shrouds of the mainmast.
What part of speech is mainchain?
Mainchain is a noun.
What is the plural of mainchain?
The plural of mainchain is mainchains.

Words near mainchain in the dictionary

  1. Mainbody
  2. mainboom
  3. mainbooms
  4. mainbrace
  5. mainbraces
  6. mainchain
  7. mainchains
  8. maincrop
  9. maincrops
  10. Maindample
  11. maindeck

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