Start with a word for making a chain and end with a word for making a chain, with unrelated links in-between. Each word begins with the last three letters of the preceding word.
-1.Starting with a three-letter word for a feline, the verb that begins our chain means to connect one link to another, especially on the atomic level. 8 letters
-2.Begin with the last three letters of the previous word, and turn it into more than one French artist's workshop to create the next link. 8 plural
-3.Take the last three letters of the previous word, go back into the past, and find the next link: an old-fashioned word for former circumstances. 9
-4.The last three letters of the previous word begin the next link and give you a pain. You can feel the inflammation in part of your gut. 7
-5.Beginning with the last three letters of the previous link, assemble cells of a similar type into one thin layer. 6
-6.Leading with the last three letters of the previous word, make the next link from leather that has a smooth, brushed nap. 5
-7.The musical play and movie "The Sound of Music" featured a song about a hardy but beautiful flower. Take the last three letters of the previous word high into the Alps for the name of the flower and our next link. 9
-8.Start with the last three letters of the previous link and add two more, for a first-generation immigrant from Japan. 5
-9.Beginning with the last three letters of the previous link, find a record made using an instrument that measures earthquake vibrations. 10
10.Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, find our final link in the chain, a verb that means to branch out and form a network of connections and branches much like limbs of a tree. 6