Such a chainlike molecule is known as a catenane and Sauvage's team later developed ways to control the rings' rotation through each other. 

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

Cellulosic biomass contains a mixture of chainlike sugars called cellulose and hemicellulose that are embedded in a woody material called lignin.