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by-product

[ bahy-prod-uhkt ]

noun

  1. a secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture.
  2. the result of another action, often unforeseen or unintended.


by-product

noun

  1. a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process
  2. a side effect
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by-product

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  1. 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.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of by-product1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Middleton believes that a by-product of coaches being more diligent with tackle technique is that the game becomes more entertaining to watch because of fewer stoppages to review high tackles.

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Other ingredients sometimes used are the poisonous metal, mercury, and kojic acid - a by-product from the manufacture of the Japanese alcoholic drink, sake.

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In the rural tranquillity of central Ukraine, this man-made canyon is the by-product of 61 years of mining.

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Food waste is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant, and converted into energy by burning the methane waste that comes from it, with the by-product being used for farm fertiliser.

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Slot's team are also attempting fewer shots in each match, down to 15.2 from 20.6 last season, which is perhaps another by-product of introducing a bit more control and conservatism into the system.

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