The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine.
Source: wiktionary
Methionine
/mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/
Synonyms for "methionine" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
amino acid
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
d-methionineessential sulfur-containing amino acid
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
l-methionineproteinogenic methionine
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: amino acid, d-methionine, essential sulfur-containing amino acid, l-methionine, proteinogenic methionine.
- Sentence evidence is available for methionine, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "methionine".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "methionine"
Keep "methionine" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "methionine" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "methionine", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "methionine" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entriesamino acidessential amino acid
More specific
3 entriesCollocations
6 entriesD-methionineL-methionineS-adenosylmethionine precursoressential amino acidmethionine metabolismsulfur-containing amino acid
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مِيثِيُونِين noun (amino acid)
Bulgarian
1 entries- метионин noun (amino acid)
Catalan
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 甲硫氨酸 noun (amino acid)
- 蛋氨酸 noun (amino acid)
Czech
1 entries- methionin noun (amino acid)
Dutch
1 entries- methionine noun (amino acid)
Esperanto
1 entries- metionino noun (amino acid)
Finnish
1 entries- metioniini noun (amino acid)
French
1 entries- méthionine noun (amino acid)
German
1 entries- Methionin noun (amino acid)
Greek
1 entries- μεθιονίνη noun (amino acid)
Hebrew
1 entries- מתיונין noun (amino acid)
Hungarian
1 entries- metionin noun (amino acid)
Indonesian
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Italian
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Japanese
1 entries- メチオニン noun (amino acid)
Korean
1 entries- 메티오닌 noun (amino acid)
Latvian
1 entries- metionīns noun (amino acid)
Lithuanian
1 entries- metioninas noun (amino acid)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Methionin noun (amino acid)
Norwegian
1 entries- metionin noun (amino acid)
Occitan
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Persian
1 entries- متیونین noun (amino acid)
Polish
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Portuguese
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Romanian
1 entries- metionină noun (amino acid)
Russian
1 entries- метиони́н noun (amino acid)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- metionin noun (amino acid)
- метионин noun (amino acid)
Slovak
1 entries- metionín noun (amino acid)
Spanish
1 entries- metionina noun (amino acid)
Swedish
1 entries- metionin noun (amino acid)
Turkish
1 entries- metiyonin noun (amino acid)
Ukrainian
1 entries- метіонін noun (amino acid)
Sample sentences
1 total sentences available.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "methionine"?
Closest matches include amino acid, d-methionine, essential sulfur-containing amino acid, l-methionine, proteinogenic methionine.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "methionine"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.