noun
ome
Ome (noun) means the complete set of a particular kind of biological molecule or feature in an organism, as in "genome" or "proteome.". Example: “Researchers compared the microbiome and the metabolome of the two patient groups.”
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The complete set of a particular kind of biological molecule or feature in an organism, as in "genome" or "proteome."
"Proposing a new ome has become a way of validating the importance, relevance, and financial promise of a research program."
— J. A. Stallins, Geography and postgenomics: how space and place are the new DNA (2016)
"The series is launched with a review from the Snyder group on reading human omes"
— George M. Church, Reading and writing omes (2013)
"Researchers compared the microbiome and the metabolome of the two patient groups."
"The four basic omes, their major interactions, and the evolution of other human omes."
— OMICS: Biomedical Perspectives and Applications (2012)
How to use ome
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA scientific suffix meaning "the whole collection of" something in biology.
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Word forms
- Plural
- omes
Etymology
From the suffix -ome, seen in words like genome and proteome, on the model of "-ology."
Rhymes for ome
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What does “ome” mean?
The word “ome” means the complete set of a particular kind of biological molecule or feature in an organism, as in "genome" or "proteome.". In plain terms, a scientific suffix meaning "the whole collection of" something in biology.
How do you use “ome” in a sentence?
Here is “ome” used in a sentence: “Researchers compared the microbiome and the metabolome of the two patient groups.”
What part of speech is “ome”?
“Ome” is a noun.
What is the meaning of ome?
"ome" (noun) means the complete set of a particular kind of biological molecule or feature in an organism, as in "genome" or "proteome.".
