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SOYBEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("soybean" is a kind of...):
bean; edible bean (any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food)
Meronyms (substance of "soybean"):
soyabean oil; soybean oil (oil from soya beans)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soybean"):
field soybean (seeds used as livestock feed)
Holonyms ("soybean" is a part of...):
Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant (erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia)
Holonyms ("soybean" is a substance of...):
soy flour; soybean flour; soybean meal (meal made from soybeans)
soy; soy sauce (thin sauce made of fermented soy beans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
Synonyms:
Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("soybean" is a kind of...):
legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
Meronyms (parts of "soybean"):
soy; soya; soya bean; soybean (the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein))
soy; soya bean; soybean (a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food)
Holonyms ("soybean" is a member of...):
genus Glycine; Glycine (genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
Synonyms:
soy; soya bean; soybean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("soybean" is a kind of...):
bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)
Holonyms ("soybean" is a part of...):
Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant (erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia)
Context examples:
Also called soy, soya, and soybean.
(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)
An injectable, isotonic, nutritional lipid emulsion composed of approximately 80% refined olive oil and 20% refined soybean oil, used for parenteral nutrition.
(Olive Oil/Soya Oil/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)
A substance found in many foods that come from plants, including corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans, and in large amounts in cereals and legumes.
(Inositol hexaphosphate, NCI Dictionary)
Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, beef, soybeans, peanuts, and spinach.
(coenzyme Q10, NCI Dictionary)
Earlier studies by Harvard University researcher Sam Myers and colleagues showed that wheat, maize, rice, field peas and soybeans grown under high carbon dioxide conditions all had lower levels of protein and minerals.
(Planet-Warming Gases Make Some Food Less Nutritious, Study Says, Steve Baragona/VOA)
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in leafy green vegetables, nuts, and some vegetable oils, such as canola, soybean, and flaxseed.
(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)
The phenomenon could be exploited in beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts, soybeans and other legumes.
(Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest, National Science Foundation)
The term is now applied in a general way to many other related plants such as soybeans, peas, lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas (garbanzos), vetches and lupins.
(Bean, NCI Thesaurus)
This substance is detected in various foods, including smoked meats, cheese and soybean oil, as a result of nitrosation of amines that are present in these products and is detected as a contaminant in rubber products.
(N-Nitrosodiethanolamine, NCI Thesaurus)
During an El Niño phase, the eastern side of South America experiences extra rain and cloudiness, which leads to above-normal yields for maize and soybean but also an increased risk of diseases in wheat varieties.
(El Niño linked to widespread crop failures, SciDev.Net)
