SOYBEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soybean mean? 

• SOYBEAN (noun)
  The noun SOYBEAN has 3 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. 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: SOYBEAN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOYBEAN (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 ("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)

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 ("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:

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 ("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)

 Context examples 

A substance that is made from soybeans and is being studied in the prevention of cancer.

(BBIC, NCI Dictionary)

A substance found in soybeans that may slow down or stop the spread of cancer.

(Autoclave-resistant factor, NCI Dictionary)

Fermented soybean protein beverage is reported to exhibit immunostimulatory, anti-viral, pro-apoptotic, anti-angiogenic, anti-proliferative, and anti-inflammatory activities and to enhance the cytotoxic effects of natural killer (NK) cells.

(Fermented Soybean Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrogenated derivative of soybean oil.

(Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists over the years have modified the genetics of soybeans, corn, canola and other crop plants to develop varieties that tolerate specific herbicides and resist insect pests.

(Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better Crops, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

BBIC is made from soybeans, and is a type of serine proteinase inhibitor.

(Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate, NCI Dictionary)

Microalgae have a productivity rate considerably higher than that of soybeans and sugarcane.

(Petrobras considers producing biodiesel from microalgae, Agência Brasil)

The antioxidants in curcumin/green tea extract/Polygonum cuspidatum extract/soybean extract capsule bind to and neutralize free-radicals, which may prevent their genotoxic and carcinogenic effects.

(Curcumin/Green Tea Extract/Polygonum cuspidatum Extract/Soybean Extract Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

CoQ10 is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, beef, soybeans, peanuts, and spinach.

(CoQ10, NCI Dictionary)

Normally, chicken feed is prepared as a corn-soybean mixture, the authors said in a press release, but the mixture lacks methionine.

(US Researchers Genetically Modify Corn to Boost Nutritional Value, VOA News)