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SOY
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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 ("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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
Synonyms:
soy; soy sauce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
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 3
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 ("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 4
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 ("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)
Context examples:
It is found in whole milk, beef liver, eggs, soy foods, and peanuts.
(Choline, NCI Dictionary)
Problem foods for children can include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat.
(Food Allergy, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine enrolled 48 participants aged 4 to 15 years with confirmed allergy to multiple foods, including milk, egg, wheat, soy, sesame seeds, peanut or tree nuts.
(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)
Besides vitamin C, E and other phytochemicals, carrot/Jilin ginseng/licorice root/tangerine peel/soy beverage contains a high amount of soy protein.
(Carrot/Jilin Ginseng/Licorice Root/Tangerine Peel/Soy Beverage, NCI Thesaurus)
The positive message from the study is that this scenario may be averted with no significant harm to the increase in the agricultural production set to take place in the cerrado—something near 15 million hectares for soy beans and sugar cane in the next 30 years.
(Species native to Brazil savanna likely to face extinction, Agência Brasil)
Foods rich in calcium include: • Dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt • Leafy, green vegetables • Fish with soft bones that you eat, such as canned sardines and salmon • Calcium-enriched foods such as breakfast cereals, fruit juices, soy and rice drinks, and tofu.
(Calcium, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)
Soy isoflavones (estrogen-like substances made by some plants) are being studied to see if they help prevent cancer.
(biochanin A, NCI Dictionary)
Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density).
(Isoflavone, NCI Dictionary)
