heavy chain
noun
: either of the two larger of the four polypeptide chains comprising antibodies compare light chain
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Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The organization added that some of the canines were tied with heavy chains anchored to the ground and plastic barrels.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025
Bottom trawlers are filmed towing nets with a heavy chain along the seafloor, indiscriminately catching creatures in their path and churning up dense clouds of carbon-rich sediment.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Police seized several dogs, treadmills, livestock vitamins, heavy chains, tires and metal poles from Washington’s residence in the 4800 block of Tallman Street in south Fort Worth, according to a list of evidence in the case.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The organization added that some of the canines were tied with heavy chains anchored to the ground and plastic barrels.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025
Bottom trawlers are filmed towing nets with a heavy chain along the seafloor, indiscriminately catching creatures in their path and churning up dense clouds of carbon-rich sediment.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Police seized several dogs, treadmills, livestock vitamins, heavy chains, tires and metal poles from Washington’s residence in the 4800 block of Tallman Street in south Fort Worth, according to a list of evidence in the case.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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heavy chain
noun
: either of the two larger of the four polypeptide chains comprising antibodies compare light chain
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