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Meaning of -omics | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

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

morpheme

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

-omino -omize -on -oncus -one -onic