proteomics

noun

pro·​te·​o·​mics ˌprō-tē-ˈō-miks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: a branch of biotechnology concerned with applying the techniques of molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to analyzing the structure, function, and interactions of the proteins produced by the genes of a particular cell, tissue, or organism, with organizing the information in databases, and with applications of the data compare genomics

proteomic

ˌprō-tē-ˈō-mik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

prote(in) + -omics (in genomics), after proteome

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proteomics

• genomics

Medical Definition

proteomics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

pro·​te·​o·​mics ˌprōt-ē-ˈō-miks 

: a branch of biotechnology concerned with applying the techniques of molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to analyzing the structure, function, and interactions of the proteins produced by the genes of a particular cell, tissue, or organism, with organizing the information in databases, and with applications of the data (as in medicine or biology) compare genomics

proteomic

-mik 

adjective