kissing cousin

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A similar or related thing

Silicon is a “kissing cousin” of carbon. Notice it immediately below carbon in the Periodic Table. The arrangement of silicon’s outer electrons resembles those of carbon. For this reason, silicon and carbon are chemically similar.

A relatively distant relative who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss

someone you are not closely related to, but whom you know well

a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss

المصطلحات ذات الصلة

kissing cousins

plural form of kissing cousin

الواصلة

kissing cous·in

التركية النطق

kîsîng kʌzın

المترادفات

kissing kin

النطق

/ˈkəsəɴɢ ˈkəzən/ /ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzən/