different between conformer vs congener

English

Etymology 1

Blend of conformational +? isomer.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f?m?/

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

1. (chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterised by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
2. (biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From conform +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??m?/

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

1. A person who conforms; a conformist.
2. (religion) A Conformist.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conform?re, present active infinitive of conform?. Equivalent to conforme +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.f??.me/

Verb

conformer

1. to conform; comply

Conjugation

Related terms

• conformation
• conforme
• former

Further reading

• “conformer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

c?nf?rmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of c?nf?rm?

English

Etymology

From French congénère, from Latin com- (“same”) +? genus (“kind”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?k?nd???n?/, /k?n?d??i?n?(?)/

Noun

congener (plural congeners)

1. A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
2. A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:

     Not that we may thereby swamp the thing in the wholesale condemnation which we pass on its inferior congeners, but rather that we may by contrast ascertain the more precisely in what its merits consist, by learning at the same time to what particular dangers of corruption it may also be exposed.

3. (chemistry) Any of a group of structurally-related compounds.
4. Any of several alcohols, other than ethanol, that are found in fermented and distilled alcoholic drinks, and are partially responsible for their flavour and character.

Synonyms

• cogener

Related terms

• congeneric
• congenerous

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French congénère, from Latin congener.

Adjective

congener m or n (feminine singular congener?, masculine plural congeneri, feminine and neuter plural congenere)

1. congeneric

Declension