genomic

adjective

ge·​no·​mic ji-ˈnō-mik  -ˈnä- 

: of or relating to a genome or to genomics

Examples of genomic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With enough genomic data, computers can be used to reconstruct what are called ancestral recombination graphs that try to reconstruct this history. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Romero González’s suggestion to screen for pathogens (and de la Fuente Castro’s willingness to share her data) turned a population-history project into the first genomic evidence of a smallpox strain circulating in colonial Chile. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

This combination gave the Institute the ability to handle highly complex genomic workloads, including species with extremely large genomes that would previously have been difficult to process efficiently. — Hayley Tabor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

My laboratory has been using genomic methods, and developing gene transfer and editing methods, for a variety of tree species, including the American chestnut. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for genomic

• chromic
• gnomic
• ohmic
• hypochromic
• photochromic
• proteomic

Medical Definition

genomic

adjective

ge·​nom·​ic ji-ˈnō-mik  -ˈnäm-ik 

: of or relating to a genome or genomics

the genomic constitution of an organism

use of genomic technology to develop new and improved drugs