by-product

[ bahy-prod-uhkt ]

/ ˈbaɪˌprɒd əkt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR by-product ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture.

the result of another action, often unforeseen or unintended.

Origin of by-product

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby by-product

bypass ratio, bypast, by-path, by-play, by-plot, by-product, Byrd, Byrd Land, Byrd, Richard E., Byrds, byre

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Example sentences from the Web for by-product

What if violence against women is not a by-product of war, but rather a major cause of it?
The Hidden Link Between Women and War|Leith Greenslade|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But those long wait times are not necessarily a by-product of their single-payer system.
Fact-Checking Suzanne Somers’s Claim That Obamacare is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme|Brandy Zadrozny|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The by-product of a choice to live in public; to put your information online.
The Internet Shouldn’t Own You|Eric Klinker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rice polish, which is a by-product secured by rubbing off with brushes the outside coating of the brown rice, is much cheaper.
Food Guide for War Service at Home|Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker

Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish prig.
President Wilson's Addresses|Woodrow Wilson
This oxide forms when lead is oxidized at a rather low temperature, and is obtained as a by-product in silver refining.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
This is a by-product in the manufacture of gas for lighting and also in the manufacture of coke for industrial purposes.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
I wonder if true simplicity is ever any thing but a by-product.
Great Possessions|David Grayson

British Dictionary definitions for by-product

by-product

noun

a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process

a side effect

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for by-product

by-product

[ bī′prŏd′əkt ]

Something produced in the process of making something else. When plants produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis, oxygen is released as a by-product. Asphalt and paraffin are by-products of the process of refining crude oil into gasoline.

单词	by-product
释义	by-product [ bahy-prod-uhkt ] / ˈbaɪˌprɒd əkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR by-product ON THESAURUS.COM noun a secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture. the result of another action, often unforeseen or unintended. Origin of by-product First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby by-product bypass ratio, bypast, by-path, by-play, by-plot, by-product, Byrd, Byrd Land, Byrd, Richard E., Byrds, byre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for by-product What if violence against women is not a by-product of war, but rather a major cause of it? The Hidden Link Between Women and War\|Leith Greenslade\|December 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But those long wait times are not necessarily a by-product of their single-payer system. Fact-Checking Suzanne Somers’s Claim That Obamacare is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme\|Brandy Zadrozny\|October 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The by-product of a choice to live in public; to put your information online. The Internet Shouldn’t Own You\|Eric Klinker\|October 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The rice polish, which is a by-product secured by rubbing off with brushes the outside coating of the brown rice, is much cheaper. Food Guide for War Service at Home\|Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish prig. President Wilson's Addresses\|Woodrow Wilson This oxide forms when lead is oxidized at a rather low temperature, and is obtained as a by-product in silver refining. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson This is a by-product in the manufacture of gas for lighting and also in the manufacture of coke for industrial purposes. The Romance of War Inventions\|Thomas W. Corbin I wonder if true simplicity is ever any thing but a by-product. Great Possessions\|David Grayson British Dictionary definitions for by-product by-product noun a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process a side effect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to by-product outgrowth, consequence, offshoot, repercussion, result, after-effect, side effect, spinoff, fall-out Scientific definitions for by-product by-product [ bī′prŏd′əkt ] Something produced in the process of making something else. When plants produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis, oxygen is released as a by-product. Asphalt and paraffin are by-products of the process of refining crude oil into gasoline. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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by-product

noun

Origin of by-product

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British Dictionary definitions for by-product

noun

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Scientific definitions for by-product