congeners

You probably didn't get enough sleep and also something known as congeners or impurities in the alcohol.

CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2009 2009

PCBs enter the environment as mixtures containing a variety of individual chlorinated biphenyl components, known as congeners, as well as impurities.

Public Health Statement for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 2008

It was a jaguar of a size at least equal to its Asiatic congeners, that is to say, it measured five feet from the extremity of its head to the beginning of its tail.

The Mysterious Island 2005

It was a jaguar of a size at least equal to its Asiatic congeners, that is to say, it measured five feet from the extremity of its head to the beginning of its tail.

The Mysterious Island 2005

Many alcoholic beverages contain substances called congeners that contribute to hangovers and also deplete the body of energy.

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

Bourbon has 37 times the amount of toxic chemicals called congeners that vodka has and can cause a worse hangover, though impairment in people's next-day task performance is about the same for both beverages, it says.

Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

"While the toxic chemicals called congeners could be poisonous in large amounts, they occur in very small amounts in alcoholic beverages," explained Damaris J. Rohsenow, professor of community health at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University.

The Times of India 2009

Here's why bourbon might hurt more: many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of fermentation called congeners, complex organic compounds that in large doses can have toxic effects.

Scientific American 2009

They were specifically interested in the levels of toxic substances called congeners in the alcohol.

MetsBlog.com 2009

When I asked whether that counts all 209 PCB "congeners," he responded that it counts "seven specific PCB congeners" in accordance with a voluntary monograph issued by an industry association, and that the product label had recently been revised to say so.

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