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

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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