ome
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of ome
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome.
“The four basic omes, their major interactions, and the evolution of other human omes.”
“The series is launched with a review from the Snyder group on reading human omes”
“Proposing a new ome has become a way of validating the importance, relevance, and financial promise of a research program.”
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noun
-
The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome.
“The four basic omes, their major interactions, and the evolution of other human omes.”
“The series is launched with a review from the Snyder group on reading human omes”
“Proposing a new ome has become a way of validating the importance, relevance, and financial promise of a research program.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of order of magnitude estimate.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of otitis media with effusion.
name
- A town and commune Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From the suffix -ome. Compare ology.
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