English language

How to pronounce congener in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms congenator, congeneric, relative
Type of being, organism
Type Words
Type of chemical, chemical substance
Type Words
Type of unit, whole


lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed.
the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener.

Examples of congener

congener
Hybridization between a rare, native tiger salamander and its introduced congener.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On this fellow the colour plates got me as far as his congener siparaja.
From the guardian.co.uk
In fact, when faced with a new congener, the aggressed mice preferred to avoid any contact.
From the sciencedaily.com
Adenosine amine congener mitigates noise-induced cochlear injury.
From the sciencedaily.com
However, in New Guinea, it may be confused with its congener, the great woodswallow, A. maximus.
From the guardian.co.uk
Furfural is a congener that inhibits yeast metabolism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bourbon in particular may be a bad idea, as it contains a whopping 20 times more congener than vodka.
From the upi.com
A congener is an ingredient used in the fermentation process that gives an alcoholic beverage its flavor and color.
From the timesunion.com
Identification of wastewater bacteria involved in the degradation of triclocarban and its non-chlorinated congener.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • A minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character
  • Relative: 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 congener (from Latin roots meaning "born together" or "within the same race or kind") has several different meanings depending on the field in which it is used. Colloquially, it is used to mean a person or thing like another, in character or action.
  • 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 ...
  • (congeners) a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that largely determines the character of the final liquor.
  • (Congeners) (khan-gen-ers) are taste and flavor elements in alcohol beverages.
  • (Congeners) This is the term given to the chemical compounds formulated during the fermentation, distillation and maturation processes that have an influence on the final product. Some of the more delicate congeners are lost during chill filtration.
  • (congeners) as used here, this term refers to the members of the polychlorinated dioxin and dibenzofuran families of compounds, including molecules having different degrees of chlorination, as well as isomers of those molecules having the same degree of chlorination