Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Something produced in the making of something else.
  • noun A secondary result; a side effect.

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  • noun A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

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Examples

  • Poor chemistry was a byproduct from the combined $66.5 million contracts given to cornerback Drayton Florence and wide receiver Jerry Porter, who didn't play up to their salaries, causing resentment among some veterans.

    After lost season, Jags seek how to put 'train' back on track 2009

  • The second byproduct is of course oxygen – hence the name ‘Air Tree’!

    2008 January | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 2008

  • It would be a start to running cleaner city buses, it would recycle a useful byproduct from the school cafeterias that the School District is currently paying to remove.

    Philly Eco-City 2008

  • The second byproduct is of course oxygen – hence the name ‘Air Tree’!

    Karim Yergaliyev | Inhabitat 2008

  • The second byproduct is of course oxygen – hence the name ‘Air Tree’!

    ‘Air Tree’ Structures in Madrid produce Oxygen and Energy | Inhabitat 2008

  • Glycerin is a natural byproduct from the biodiesel refining process.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Amber 2007

  • Glycerin is a natural byproduct from the biodiesel refining process.

    Making Soap from Bio-Diesel By Products. Anne-Marie 2007

  • Getting rich was just a natural long-term byproduct, they say.

    Celebrity First Jobs Tom Van Riper 2006

  • In a recent editorial, Harvard's Stephen Goldsmith discusses why it's time for all levels of government, from local to federal, to come to grips with the fact that today's budget deficits are not a short-term byproduct of the recession.

    The Big Apple bapopik@aol.com 2010

  • In a recent editorial, Harvard's Stephen Goldsmith discusses why it's time for all levels of government, from local to federal, to come to grips with the fact that today's budget deficits are not a short-term byproduct of the recession.

    The Big Apple 2010

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