congener

Plural: congeners

Noun

• A person or thing of the same kind or class.
• 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.

Examples

• "AERO" is a CONGENER to "AERIE," both valid Scrabble words beginning with ’AE’.

Synonyms

congenator, congeneric, relative, cogener

Related Words

congeneric, congenerous