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Congener

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Congener is a term in chemistry that refers to one of many variants or configurations of a common chemical structure.

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For example, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) occur in 209 different forms, or congeners. Each congener has two or chlorine atoms located at specific sites on the PCB molecule.

Source: GreenFacts

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Español: Congénere
Français: Congénère

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