Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: ome
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome.

noun

Initialism of order of magnitude estimate.

noun

Initialism of otitis media with effusion.

name

A town and commune Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From the suffix -ome. Compare ology.

Word Breakdown

Root: Óme

Inflected Forms

omes (plural)

Phrases

-omics

Frequently Paired Words

omic omics -omics

Questions

What does ome mean?: The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome.
Where does ome come from?: From the suffix -ome. Compare ology.

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