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

Examples of metabolomics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fortunately, scientists in the field of metabolomics had already constructed a large database that outlined these natural chemical relationships and the enzymes that precipitate them. —Allison Parshall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022

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

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