|
|
1. (n.) congener
a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
2. congener
an organism that belongs to the same genus as another.
3. congener
a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that largely determines the character of the final liquor.
Etymology: (1720–30; < L: belonging to the same plant family)
|
| Definition of 'congener' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) congener
a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character
2. (noun) relative, congener, congenator, congeneric
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
3. (noun) congener
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"
|
| Definition of 'congener' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) congener
a thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'congener' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of congener 
