by-product (redirected from by-products)

by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct  (bprdkt)

n.

1. Something produced in the making of something else.

2. A secondary result; a side effect.

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by-product

n

1. a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process

2. a side effect

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by-product  (bprdkt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	by-product - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence byproduct consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" epiphenomenon - a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
	2.	by-product - a product made during the manufacture of something else spin-off, byproduct product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

Translations

by-product [ˈbaɪˌprɒdəkt] N (Chem etc) → subproducto m, derivado m (fig) → consecuencia f, resultado m

by-product [ˈbaɪˌprɒdʌkt] n (Chem) → sottoprodotto (fig) → conseguenza