-omics

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See also: omics

English

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Etymology

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From -ome (whole of class) +‎ -ics, both via international scientific vocabulary and New Latin ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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-omics

  1. (chiefly biology) Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”.
    Life sciences usage
    gene + ‎-omics → ‎genomics
    protein + ‎-omics → ‎proteomics
    metabolism + ‎-omics → ‎metabolomics
    glyco- + ‎-omics → ‎glycomics
    Lesser popular usage
    food + ‎-omics → ‎foodomics
    culture + ‎-omics → ‎culturomics
    token + ‎-omics → ‎tokenomics

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Noun

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-omics (plural -omics)

  1. Alternative form of omics.

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