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-ome
-ome
English
Suffix
-ome
- A mass of something.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Back-formation from mitome, reinforced by chromosome. Early examples include biome (1916) and genome, from German Genom (1920).[1] Some association with genetics due to occurrence in chromosome and genome.
Suffix
-ome
- (biology) The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual.
Related terms
Derived terms
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See also
- Appendix:Suffixes -ome and -omics
- -some
References
- ↑ J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.
French
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).
Suffix
-ome
Derived terms
Terms derived from "-ome"