by-product
[ bahy-prod-uh kt ]
/ ˈbaɪˌprɒd əkt /
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
by-name,
by-numbers,
by-path,
by-play,
by-plot,
by-product,
by-road,
by-street,
by-talk,
by-work,
by-your-leave
Example sentences from the Web for by-product
British Dictionary definitions for by-product
by-product
noun
a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process
a side effect
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.