noun
ome
noun
1
The complete set of a particular kind of biological molecule or feature in an organism, as in "genome" or "proteome."
"Researchers compared the microbiome and the metabolome of the two patient groups."
How to Use Ome
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA scientific suffix meaning "the whole collection of" something in biology.
Word Forms
omes plural
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Etymology
From the suffix -ome, seen in words like genome and proteome, on the model of "-ology."