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mainchains

mainchains is the plural of mainchain.

Meaning of mainchain

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

Questions about mainchains

What is mainchains the plural of?
Mainchains is the plural of mainchain.

Words near mainchains in the dictionary

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

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