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/kənˈjēnər/,
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congeners, plural;
  1. A thing or person of the same kind or category as another

  2. An animal or plant of the same genus as another
    • - these birds or their congeners may be found in East Africa
  3. A minor chemical constituent, esp. one that gives a distinctive character to a wine or liquor or is responsible for some of its physiological effects

  1. (congener) a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character
  2. (congener) relative: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
  3. (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"
  4. 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.
  5. (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 ...
  6. (Congener) member of the same genus; another organism of the same genus
  7. (Congener) A person or thing of the same origin, nature or innate character.
  8. (CONGENER) A member of the same Genus. The congener for the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is the Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri).
  9. (congener) chemically related to another drug,
  10. (congener) something akin to or resembling another (see conger; congeries)
  11. (khan-gen-ers) are taste and flavor elements in alcohol beverages.
  12. a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that largely determines the character of the final liquor.
  13. The species of birds that are all in the same genus. The Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) and Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) are congeners in the genus Pluvialis. ...
  14. 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
  15. are the secondary products or substances produced from alcohol fermentation that give the characteristic smell and taste for a particular alcoholic beverage. In other words, it is due to these congeners that allow people to differentiate among various alcoholic drinks.
  16. natural flavor parts in spirits.  Made up of trace oils, esters and acids carried through the distillation process.  Spirits distilled at higher proofs are practically free of congeners, whereas low proofs have a high concentration.
  17. 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.
  18. refers to species belonging to the same genus