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-omics en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of omics.
    alt of omics

Forms

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-nomics alternative lexicographic
-omics Number=Plur lexicographic
-onomics alternative lexicographic

Relateds

-some · -drome · -chrome · -ics · -ic

wikipedia: international scientific vocabulary

-omics en · X

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) 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

Forms

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-onomics alternative lexicographic
-nomics alternative lexicographic

Relateds

omic · -ome · ome · omics

wikipedia: international scientific vocabulary