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by-product en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbaɪ.pɹɒ.dʌkt/

Etymology

Etymology tree English by- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Latin prōductusder. Middle English product English product English by-product From by- + product.

Meanings

1. Something made incidentally during the production of something else.
   • It was about this time that the first experiments were made (in Germany) with basic slag, a material which had hitherto been regarded as a worthless by-product of steel manufacture. A year or two later field trials were begun in England, with the final result that basic slag has become recognized as a valuable source of phosphorus for growing crops, and is now in constant demand for application to the soil as a fertilizer. 1911, “History of English Agriculture”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:
2. A consequence, especially a side effect.
   • One of the most obvious results of the B.R. Modernisation Plan has been the increasing use of diesel and electric traction; a less obvious by-product is the increase in track damage possible with the new forms of traction. 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:
   • The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent.

Forms

Relateds

waste product

Translations (59)

de Nachprodukt (secondary product) · ru побочный продукт (secondary product) · he תוצר לוואי (side effect) · sh nusproizvod (secondary product) · sh nusprodukt (secondary product) · pt subproduto (side effect) · sh nuspojava (side effect) · pt subproduto (secondary product) · gd far-stuth (secondary product) · pl produkt uboczny (secondary product) · nl bijverschijnsel (side effect) · cmn 副作用 (side effect) · rsk побочни продукт (secondary product) · sv biprodukt (secondary product) · th ผลพลอยได้ (secondary product) · mk нуспроизвод (secondary product) · is aukaafurð (secondary product) · nl nevenproduct (secondary product) · pl efekt uboczny (side effect) · fi sivutuote (secondary product) · uk побічний продукт (secondary product) · de Teilprodukt (secondary product) · fi sivutuote (side effect) · vi phụ phẩm (secondary product) · pl skutek uboczny (side effect) · ru побо́чный эффе́кт (side effect) · mk нуспојава (side effect) · nl neveneffect (side effect) · it sottoprodotto (secondary product) · th ผลพลอยได้ (side effect) · ca subproducte (side effect) · nl afvalproduct (secondary product) · cmn 副产品 (secondary product) · it effetto collaterale (side effect) · bg страничен ефект (side effect) · nn biprodukt (secondary product) · fr sous-produit (secondary product) · fi sivuvaikutus (side effect) · ja 副産物 (secondary product) · el παρενέργεια (side effect) · fr co-produit (secondary product) · fr produit dérivé (secondary product) · de Beiprodukt (secondary product) · ka მეორადი პროდუქტი (secondary product) · ka თანმდევი პროდუქტი (secondary product) · es subproducto (side effect) · nl bijproduct (secondary product) · el υποπροϊόν (secondary product) · tl yaga (secondary product) · de Nebenprodukt (secondary product) · el υποπροϊόν (side effect) · fr sous-produit (side effect) · tr yan etki (side effect) · tr yan ürün (secondary product) · bg страничен продукт (secondary product) · ka თანაპროდუქტი (secondary product) · sv bieffekt (side effect) · nb biprodukt (secondary product) · de Nebenwirkung (side effect)