metabolomics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

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

, -ˌlä- \

Definition of metabolomics

: 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

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Other Words from metabolomics

metabolomic \ mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlō-mik

, -ˌlä- \ adjective

metabolomic research

Examples of metabolomics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Single-cell analysis has blossomed to include a range of fields, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics and metabolomics, each of which provides unique and crucial insights into the inner workings of human cells. — Yan Zhang, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021

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