"-omics" meaning in English

See -omics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: -ome (“whole of class”) + -ics, both via international scientific vocabulary and New Latin ultimately from Ancient Greek Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|-ome|ics|t1=whole of class}} -ome (“whole of class”) + -ics, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -omics, {{en-suffix}} -omics
  1. (chiefly biology) Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”. Wikipedia link: international scientific vocabulary Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: -nomics, -onomics Related terms: -ome, ome, omic, omics, -chrome, -drome, -ic, -ics, -some
    Sense id: en--omics-en-suffix-4jBgToqB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ics Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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