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Definition of Congener
1. Noun. A minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character.
2. Noun. An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus).
3. Noun. A whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another. "The American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"
Definition of Congener
1. n. A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
Definition of Congener
1. Noun. A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another. ¹
2. Noun. A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another. ¹
3. Noun. (chemistry) Any of a group of structurally-related compounds. ¹
4. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Congener
1. one of the same kind or class [n -S]
Medical Definition of Congener
1. 1. One of two or more things of the same kind, as of animal or plant with respect to classification. 2. One of two or more muscles with the same function. Origin: L. Con-, with, + genus, race (05 Mar 2000)
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