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proteomics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: genetics, genetic science

History

Etymology

From protein + -omics.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: proteòmica — branch of molecular biology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛋白質組學 /蛋白质组学 (dànbáizhìzǔxué) — branch of molecular biology
  • Esperanto: proteomiko — branch of molecular biology
  • Finnish: proteomiikka — branch of molecular biology
  • French: protéomique — branch of molecular biology
  • German: Proteomik — branch of molecular biology
  • Indonesian: proteomika — branch of molecular biology
  • Italian: proteomica — branch of molecular biology
  • Japanese: プロテオミクス (puroteomikusu) — branch of molecular biology
  • Korean: 단백체학 (danbaekchehak) — branch of molecular biology
  • Portuguese: proteómica — branch of molecular biology
  • Portuguese: proteômica — branch of molecular biology
  • Russian: протео́мика (proteómika) — branch of molecular biology
  • Spanish: proteómica — branch of molecular biology