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daisy chain
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daisy chain
n.
1. A garland or chain made of linked daisies.
2. A series of connected events, activities, or experiences, likened to a garland: "It's a vast daisy chain of status, stretching from the first toddler group to the entry-level position at an investment banking house" (James Traub).
daisy chain
n
a garland made, esp by children, by threading daisies together
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.daisy chain - (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
chain, concatenation - a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
2.daisy chain - flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
flower chain - flowers strung together in a chain
Translations
daisy chain
n → Kette f → aus Gänseblümchen
daisy chain n → ghirlanda di margherite
daisy chain n → ghirlanda di margherite


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Allowing those modified particles to connect to a long DNA template produced microscopic daisy chains of two or three gold particles each.
DNA links gold into new materials by Wu, Corinna / Science News
Peter Anastos's Go for Barocco is a howlingly snide Balanchine takeoff with six black-leotarded "sylphs" jutting hips, flexing feet, and braiding arms into daisy chains that get snarled.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Sylvia and Danny Kaye ... by Solomons, Gus / Dance Magazine
She likes making daisy chains and creating lovely dresses out of flowers and leaves.
Elvira by Flowers, Ann A. / The Horn Book Magazine
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