Illustration of soybean
variants
or chiefly British soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
Examples of soybean in a Sentence
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Barges are long vessels used to transport large amounts of cargo – goods and materials ranging from coal and steel to corn and soybeans.
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USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Hexane is often used in the removal of oil from soybeans and cotton seeds, in making low-temperature thermometers, plastics and rubber, and as a dilutant for paints.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Edamame, an immature soybean in the pod, is among the few non-animal foods that are complete proteins.
—Christine Mattheis, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Recent controversy aside, a missile can hardly be considered a sylvan shallot without also being a soybean.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Most of the drift damage has occurred in soybean crops, which are prominent in the east.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
About 85 percent of the nation’s commodity crops — which include row crops like corn, soybeans and wheat — are insured, according to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, a nonprofit promoting environmentally friendly food production.
—Patrick Cooley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore is also a niche port for the soybean trade, focusing mostly on high-value soy used in tofu, miso, tempeh and organic products, according to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.
—Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The family-run business produces swine and grows crops including corn, soybeans and wheat on 18,000 acres in Henry, Tennessee.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Hexane is often used in the removal of oil from soybeans and cotton seeds, in making low-temperature thermometers, plastics and rubber, and as a dilutant for paints.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Edamame, an immature soybean in the pod, is among the few non-animal foods that are complete proteins.
—Christine Mattheis, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Recent controversy aside, a missile can hardly be considered a sylvan shallot without also being a soybean.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Most of the drift damage has occurred in soybean crops, which are prominent in the east.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
About 85 percent of the nation’s commodity crops — which include row crops like corn, soybeans and wheat — are insured, according to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, a nonprofit promoting environmentally friendly food production.
—Patrick Cooley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore is also a niche port for the soybean trade, focusing mostly on high-value soy used in tofu, miso, tempeh and organic products, according to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.
—Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The family-run business produces swine and grows crops including corn, soybeans and wheat on 18,000 acres in Henry, Tennessee.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
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soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˈbēn 
-ˌbēn
: a hairy annual Asian plant of the legume family widely grown for its edible seeds rich in oil and proteins, as food for livestock, and for soil improvement
also
: its seed
Medical Definition
soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˌbēn
variants
also soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
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