byproduct

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byproduct

noun byproducts

  1. alternative Alternative form of by-product Local workers hike up the side of the mountain and down into the crater at the top to harvest its sulfur—a byproduct of the gas that escapes from the volcano’s vents and collects near the shores of an acidic lake at the crater’s center. The chemical is used in industry worldwide, from making matchst

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Closest in meaning: spin-off, by-product, afterthought, consequence, derivative, mark, merchandising, anomaly, abnormality, side-effect, by-products, result, precursor, resulting, catalyst, detrimental

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noun secondary or additional product

Españolsubproducto
日本語副産物 fukusanbutsu
中文副產品 /副产品 fùchǎnpǐn, 副產物 /副产物 fùchǎnwù
Portuguêsderivado
Françaissous-produit
DeutschNebenprodukt, Beiprodukt, Nachprodukt, Teilprodukt
Românăsubprodus, semifabricat
Русскийпобо́чный проду́кт pobóčnyj prodúkt, субпроду́кт subprodúkt

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@misc{byproduct_2026,
  title = {byproduct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/byproduct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}