byproduct
Definition
- Noun:
- A product made during the manufacture of something else: A substance or item that is produced as a secondary result of the main industrial or manufacturing process.
- A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence: An additional, often unplanned, outcome or effect that results from a primary action or event.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Manufacturing):
- Molasses is a byproduct of refining sugar.
- The company found a profitable use for the chemical byproduct of its main production line.
- Noun (Consequence):
- Increased traffic congestion is an unfortunate byproduct of the city's economic growth.
- One positive byproduct of the team's intense training was a stronger sense of camaraderie.
Advanced Usage
- "An inevitable byproduct": A secondary result that is unavoidable.
- Some environmental damage is seen as an inevitable byproduct of rapid industrialization.
- "A welcome byproduct": A secondary consequence that is positively received.
- The improved communication was a welcome byproduct of the new project management software.
Variants and Related Words
- By-product: An alternative spelling of the same word.
- The two spellings, "byproduct" and "by-product", are both acceptable.
Synonyms
- Spin-off: A product or benefit that arises incidentally from the development of a primary product or activity.
- Derivative: Something that is based on or comes from another source.
- Side effect: A secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or action.
Related Phrases
- Incidental to: Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.
- The financial gain was merely incidental to his main goal of helping others.
Noun
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a product made during the manufacture of something else
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a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
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