congener
noun
a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
congeners
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pluralof congener.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This dual capacity distinguishes us from other species which, to learn a new task, need numerous trials accompanied by positive or negative reinforcement signals, without being able to communicate it to their congeners.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
The type of still will influence the beverages’ final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
The type of still will influence the beverages' final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
Whatever you think you’ve read about congeners and sulphites and wine before beer, it’s all twaddle.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017
The monitor of New Holland is specifically distinct from the Indian species; these latter, again, from the African, and all from their congeners in the new world.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
