Soy vs Soybean - What's the difference?
soy | soybean |
A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce .
* 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook , p381
Soybeans. Often used attributively.
A legume plant (Glycine max ), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.
The edible seed of this plant.
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As nouns the difference between soy and soybean
is that soy is a Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce while soybean is a legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.soy
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Alternative forms
* soyaNoun
(-)- I like a little soy with my rice.
- Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy , as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.
- These candles are made from soy .
- The soy crop is looking good this year.
Derived terms
* soy bean * soy milk * soy saucesoybean
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Alternative forms
* soy beanNoun
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