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nonchain

adj, noun — 2 senses

nonchain

adj

Etymology From non- + chain.

1

Not of or pertaining to a chain (in various senses).

  • radical nonchain reaction sequences

nonchain

noun

Etymology From non- + chain.

1

A retail outlet that is not a chain.

  • Several nonchain hamburger restaurants have also opened around the state in recent months, among them Boom, a Belmar restaurant that buys its meat from Pat La Frieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors in Manhattan and offers its signature Boom burger, about a half pound, for $9.50.2009 June 14, Bill Finley, “The Hamburger, Rarefied”, in New York Times:

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