CONGENER


Meaning of CONGENER in English

/kon"jeuh neuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.

2. a plant, animal, fungus, etc., belonging to the same genus as another.

3. Also, congeneric . a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that determines largely the character of the final liquor.

[ 1720-30; con- CON- + gener- (s. of genus ); see GENUS, GENERAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .