Definition of Byproduct

1. Noun. A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence.

Exact synonyms: By-product
Generic synonyms: Consequence, Effect, Event, Issue, Outcome, Result, Upshot
Specialized synonyms: Epiphenomenon

2. Noun. A product made during the manufacture of something else.
Exact synonyms: By-product, Spin-off
Generic synonyms: Product, Production
Derivative terms: Spin Off

Definition of Byproduct

1. n. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

Definition of Byproduct

1. Noun. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Byproduct

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Byproduct

bypast
bypath
bypaths
byplace
byplaces
byplay
byplays
byproduct (current term)
byproducts
byr1 protein kinase
byre
byreman
byremen
byres
byrl
byrlady
byrlakin
byrlaw
byrlaws
byrled
byrling
byrls

Literary usage of Byproduct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"On the other hand, the number of byproduct ovens has increased from 4624 in 1911 to a total of about 7660 in operation at the end of 1917; ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1920)
"We need, however, a finer distinction as between various grades of coking coals and between coals of different degrees of byproduct and gas-making ..."

3. Evaluating Progress: A Report on the Findings of the Massachusetts Toxics by Monica Becker, Ken Geiser (1998)
"Answer: It is not yet possible to determine whether this goal will be reached since TURA waste or byproduct data are only available from 1990 to 1995 and ..."

4. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1915)
"Manufacture and Tests of Silica Brick for the byproduct Coke Oven BY KENNETH SEAVER, * SB, PITTSBURGH, PA. (San Francisco Meeting, September, ..."

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