SOY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soy mean? 

• SOY (noun)
  The noun SOY has 4 senses:

1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

2. 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

3. thin sauce made of fermented soy beans

4. 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)

  Familiarity information: SOY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

soy; soya bean; soybean

Hypernyms ("soy" is a kind of...):

bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Holonyms ("soy" 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)

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant

Hypernyms ("soy" is a kind of...):

legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

Meronyms (parts of "soy"):

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 ("soy" is a member of...):

genus Glycine; Glycine (genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

soy; soy sauce

Hypernyms ("soy" is a kind of...):

condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)

Meronyms (substance of "soy"):

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))

Sense 4

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

soy; soya; soya bean; soybean

Hypernyms ("soy" is a kind of...):

bean; edible bean (any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food)

Meronyms (substance of "soy"):

soyabean oil; soybean oil (oil from soya beans)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soy"):

field soybean (seeds used as livestock feed)

Holonyms ("soy" 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 ("soy" is a substance of...):

soy flour; soybean flour; soybean meal (meal made from soybeans)

soy; soy sauce (thin sauce made of fermented soy beans)

 Context examples 

Soy isoflavones are being studied to see if they help prevent cancer.

(Genistein, NCI Dictionary)

Also called soy, soya, and soybean.

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)

An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soy plant.

(Isoflavone, NCI Dictionary)

In addition, this supplement contains soy protein isolate and medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), sucrose and short-chain oligofructosaccharides.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

An isoflavone extract from soy, which is an inactive analog of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein.

(Daidzein, NCI Thesaurus)

Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer.

(Daidzein, NCI Dictionary)

An isoflavone found in soy products.

(biochanin A, NCI Dictionary)

Most isoflavones for human consumption and that are currently studied are derived from soy beans.

(Isoflavone, NCI Thesaurus)

Soy bean and wheat were less at risk, with climate variability accounting for seven per cent and six per cent of year-to-year changes in yields respectively.

(El Niño linked to widespread crop failures, SciDev.Net)

A nutritional substitute for breast milk, usually with a foundation of cow or soy milk.

(Infant Formula, NCI Thesaurus)