By-product
by-product
Noun
1. a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
(synonym) byproduct
(hypernym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
(hyponym) epiphenomenon
2. a product made during the manufacture of something else
(synonym) byproduct, spin-off
(hypernym) product, production
By-product
(n.)
A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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By-Product
a secondary product produced during the process of manufacturing another.
By-product
Material, other than the principal product, generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system.