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These chainlike molecules, made from tens to thousands of smaller molecules called amino acids, form things like hair, bones, muscles, enzymes for digestion, antibodies to fight diseases, and more.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

They are not really chainlike in the sense of being simple, linear pathways.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

Hore uses neutrons to probe the dynamics of polymers, the chainlike molecules in plastics and many biological materials.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021

The shirtdress, made with black silk, was divided into sections, which had been loosely lashed together with chainlike zippers.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

"They flew close to the mountaintops, in a diagonal chainlike line," he said later.

From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)