Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-omics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: -omics
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”.

noun

Alternative form of omics.

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: -ome

Inflected Forms

-nomics (alternative) -onomics (alternative)

Phrases

-ome -chrome -drome -ic -ics -some

Frequently Paired Words

-ome ome omic omics -chrome -drome -ic -ics

Questions

What does -omics mean?: Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”.
Where does -omics come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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