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US
/ˈsɔɪˌbin/
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[ UK /sˈɔɪbiːn/ ]
[ UK /sˈɔɪbiːn/ ]
NOUN
- 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
- a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
- 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)
How To Use soybean In A Sentence
- Now, a company in Minnesota is keenly interested in testing the soybean hull adsorbents.
- Soybean protein fiber is of many excellent properties, but poor crinkle - proof and dimension stability.
- It was one of the largest superlocal co-op chains of grain silos in the Midwest and aggressively tried new ventures, from raising hogs to processing soybeans for food.
- His plan centers on increased support for renewable energy and for alternative motor fuels made from corn and soybeans.
- Spot prices for degummed soybean oil in Argentina closed at $1,136.47 a ton on Nov. 4, the highest price since August 2008. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- But this past year has been an especially punishing one for the country, with a drought over the summer leading to an exceptionally meagre yield of wheat, maize, sunflowers, soybeans and sugar-beet - all key crops.
- This resulted in an oversupply of peanuts, soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes.
- Meanwhile, USDA reported that Asian soybean rust was found in Georiga's southwestern most county of Seminole , near the town of Donalsonville.
- Various row arrangements can also be created by seeding wheat with corn-soybean planters equipped with feed cups or 24-cell plates.
- Regrowth usually occurs, but this treatment will reduce competition from Canada thistle in soybeans and help prevent production of more rootstock.
