congener
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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From French congénère, from Latin com- (“same”) + genus (“kind”).
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