英语词汇“byproduct”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When the process of making one thing results in a second product as well, that second thing is called a byproduct. Molasses, for example, is a byproduct of refining sugar.

Food production results in many byproducts: wheat germ is a byproduct of wheat milling, and orange and lemon oil are byproducts of citrus fruit being processed into juice. Sawdust is a byproduct of the lumber industry, and feathers are a byproduct of poultry processing. In each of these cases, the byproduct is important and useful, but secondary to the initial product. The word has been around since the mid-1800s, and in the UK it's spelled with a hyphen: by-product.

WORD FAMILY

byproduct: byproducts

USAGE EXAMPLES

The runners’ brains contained high levels of ketones, which are a byproduct of the breakdown of fat.

New York Times(Jun 15, 2016)

His 2015 single “Freedom” was a byproduct of this creative period.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016)

But these things are byproducts of the West’s own existential confusion.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016)

1n a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

by-product

epiphenomenon

a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon

consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

2n a product made during the manufacture of something else

Syn|Hyper

by-product, spin-off

product, production

an artifact that has been created by someone or some process

单词	byproduct
释义	byproduct (once / 13104 pages) n When the process of making one thing results in a second product as well, that second thing is called a byproduct. Molasses, for example, is a byproduct of refining sugar. Food production results in many byproducts: wheat germ is a byproduct of wheat milling, and orange and lemon oil are byproducts of citrus fruit being processed into juice. Sawdust is a byproduct of the lumber industry, and feathers are a byproduct of poultry processing. In each of these cases, the byproduct is important and useful, but secondary to the initial product. The word has been around since the mid-1800s, and in the UK it's spelled with a hyphen: by-product. WORD FAMILY byproduct: byproducts USAGE EXAMPLES The runners’ brains contained high levels of ketones, which are a byproduct of the breakdown of fat. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) His 2015 single “Freedom” was a byproduct of this creative period. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) But these things are byproducts of the West’s own existential confusion. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) 1n a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper by-product epiphenomenon a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2n a product made during the manufacture of something else Syn\|Hyper by-product, spin-off product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
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