congener

Meanings

Plural: congeners

Noun

• a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character
• an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
• a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another
  • "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"
  • "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"
• A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
• A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
• Any of a group of structurally related compounds.
• Any of several alcohols, other than ethanol, that are found in fermented and distilled alcoholic drinks, and are partially responsible for their flavour and character.

Synonyms

cogener, congenator, congeneric, relative

Related Words

congeneric, congenerous