byproduct
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈbaɪˌprɒdʌkt/
- Specialized
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subproducto
- Food generates reactive nitrogen in the environment as a byproduct of both food production and food consumption.
- disinfection byproduct
- byproduct of normal metabolism
- organic byproducts
So lactate is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism.
- So lactate is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism.
- Bacteria feeds on the sugar and the byproduct is alcohol.
- Humus is this beautiful fluffy, this beautiful fluffy byproduct of decomposition.
- Let's take methane, for example, that we know is the byproduct of life.
- No mineral oil, no parabens, no animal byproduct.
- Now it's, it's, it's a nuclear byproduct.
- It's just a byproduct of brewing beer, really.
Examples
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The leaves release oxygen into the water as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
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Helium became available commercially as a byproduct of the natural gas industry.
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And none of those things are a byproduct of just reading a book.
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This happens as a natural byproduct in my meditation.
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OK, portable water, we take all the fuel cell byproduct water and use it.
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I'm simply saying that wood ash is a byproduct of having a fire.
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Lead poisoning is a deadly byproduct of the search for gold.
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Bacteria feeds on the sugar and the byproduct is alcohol.
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And so whey protein is a byproduct of creating cheese.
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Whey protein is a byproduct of the cheese-making process.
Synonyms
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3.3
Something that comes out when you make another product
A useful item made while making another product
A product made at the same time as another product during a factory or chemical process
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Etymology
Byproduct comes from by- meaning 'at the side' and product meaning 'something made'. So it literally means a 'side product' that is produced while making the main product.