metabolomics

noun

me·​tab·​o·​lo·​mics mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlō-miks 

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plural in form but singular in construction

: the scientific study and analysis of the metabolites produced by a cell, tissue, or organism

After genomics and proteomics … will come metabolomics, the ability to measure all the metabolites the body uses and generates, in real time.

—Steve Chapple

To analyse the tumour cells' metabolism, they used a technique called "metabolomics." This involves crushing live tumour cells and measuring the metabolites they contain using a mass spectrometer.

—Michael Slezak

metabolomic

mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlō-mik 

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adjective

metabolomic research

Word History

Etymology

metabolome "total complement of metabolites in a cell" (from metabol(ite) + -ome—in genome) + -ics, after genomics

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metabolomics

• atomics
• bionomics
• economics
• ergonomics
• bombyx
• comics
• macroeconomics
• microeconomics

Medical Definition

metabolomics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

me·​tab·​o·​lo·​mics mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlō-miks 

-ˌläm-iks

: the scientific study and analysis of the metabolites produced by a cell, tissue, or organism

This week, a team based mainly at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, claims to have hit on a novel approach using metabolomics. … By screening samples of men's urine, blood, and tissues, the scientists identified 1126 metabolites, then winnowed the list down to six whose levels were higher in samples linked to localized prostate cancer …

—Jennifer Couzin, Science

metabolomic adjective

metabolomic analysis