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soylent

/ˈsɔɪlənt/

soylent noun: an undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.

Noun

soylent (uncountable)

  1. An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.
    • The soylent steaks were sitting like lead in his stomach and twice he had to go back to the dark and miserable toilet in the rear of the building.1966, Harry Harrison, Make Room! Make Room!, published 1973, →ISBN, →OL, page 26
    • It is decided that the product will be composed of three elements — soylent green, red, and blue. Each pound of the final product must contain at least 2000 calories of energy and 1000 units of vitamins.1976, Roger C. Pfaffenberger, Mathematical Programming for Economics and Business, Ames: Iowa State University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN

Origin of soylent

Blend of soy + lentil, coined in Harry Harrison's 1966 Make Room! Make Room!

Words formed from soylent

Questions about soylent

What does soylent mean?
Soylent means an undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.
What part of speech is soylent?
Soylent is a noun.
How do you pronounce soylent?
Soylent is pronounced /ˈsɔɪlənt/.

Words near soylent in the dictionary

  1. soyjakking
  2. soyjaks
  3. soyl
  4. soyle
  5. soyled
  6. soylent
  7. soylent green
  8. soylent pink
  9. soyles
  10. soyling
  11. soymeal

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