congeneric

1 of 2

adjective

con·​ge·​ner·​ic ¦kän-jə-¦ner-ik 

1

: having to do with : related

war and its congeneric industrial problems

2

: belonging to the same genus

congeneric species

3

: belonging to the congeners of an alcoholic beverage

congeneric substances

congeneric

2 of 2

noun

con·​ge·​ner·​ic ¦kän-jə-¦ner-ik 

plural -s

: congener entry 1 sense d

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

com- + Latin gener-, genus + English -ic

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Rhymes for congeneric

• allosteric
• amphoteric
• anomeric
• atmospheric
• chromospheric
• climacteric
• dysenteric
• esoteric
• exoteric
• isomeric
• lithospheric
• mesenteric