CONGENER
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1G2E1N1E1R1 = 11
Definition
- noun a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character.
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). — synonyms: relative, congenator, congeneric
- noun a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another.
Examples
- “lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed”
- “the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener”