BYPRODUCT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does byproduct mean? 

• BYPRODUCT (noun)
  The noun BYPRODUCT has 2 senses:

1. a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

2. a product made during the manufacture of something else

  Familiarity information: BYPRODUCT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BYPRODUCT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

by-product; byproduct

Hypernyms ("byproduct" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "byproduct"):

epiphenomenon (a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A product made during the manufacture of something else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

by-product; byproduct; spin-off

Hypernyms ("byproduct" is a kind of...):

product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)

 Context examples 

Scientists have identified a specific human gut bacterial strain that breaks down the chemical fructoselysine, and turns it into harmless byproducts.

(Human Gut Microbe Could Make Processed Foods Healthier, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A buildup of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood.

(Hyperuricemia, NCI Dictionary)

Typically, the enzyme GLO1 removes this byproduct, but inhibiting GLO1 can also increase the activity of certain neurons in a beneficial way.

(New Method for Treating Depression, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Beams of electrons are called CATHODE RAYS or BETA RAYS, the latter being a high-energy byproduct of nuclear decay.

(Electron, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Once the plastic undergoes this transformation, its original form disappears from the environment, and it forms entirely new byproducts that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

(Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected, National Science Foundation)

As a byproduct of water chlorination, chloroform may be present in small amounts in chlorinated water.

(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)

Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation.

(Benzene, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.

(Allopurinol, NCI Dictionary)

A colorless, odorless, crystalline amide that polymerizes rapidly and can form as a byproduct during the heating of starch-rich foods to high temperatures.

(Acrylamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A byproduct of lipid (fat) metabolism in the body.

(Malondialdehyde, NCI Dictionary)