by-product
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by-product
- /ˈbaɪ.pɹɒ.dʌkt/
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noun by-products · byproduct · bye-product
- Something made incidentally during the production of something else. It was about this time that the first experiments were made (in Germany) with basic slag, a material which had hitherto been regarded as a worthless by-product of steel manufacture. A year or two later field trials were begun in England, with the final result that basic slag has become recognized as
- A consequence, especially a side effect. The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent.
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noun secondary product
| 日本語 | 副産物 fukusanbutsu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 副产品 fùchǎnpǐn |
| Português | subproduto |
| Français | sous-produit, co-produit, produit dérivé |
| Deutsch | Nebenprodukt, Beiprodukt, Nachprodukt, Teilprodukt |
| Italiano | sottoprodotto |
| Ελληνικά | υποπροϊόν ypoproïón |
| Русский | побочный продукт pobočnyj produkt |
| Tiếng Việt | phụ phẩm |
noun side effect
| Español | subproducto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 副作用 fùzuòyòng |
| Português | subproduto |
| Français | sous-produit |
| Deutsch | Nebenwirkung |
| Italiano | effetto collaterale |
| Ελληνικά | υποπροϊόν ypoproïón, παρενέργεια parenérgeia |
| Русский | побо́чный эффе́кт pobóčnyj effékt |
| עברית | תוצר לוואי totzar levai |
Talk about this word "by-product." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/by-product. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. by-product. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/by-product "by-product." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/by-product.
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@misc{by_product_2026,
title = {by-product},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by-product},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
