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Antonyms for by-product


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-prod-uh kt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌprɒd əkt



Definition of by-product

Origin :
  • also byproduct; 1857, from by + product.
  • noun side product
Example sentences :
  • With regard to leather, this material is, under present conditions, a 'by-product.'
  • Extract from : « No Animal Food » by Rupert H. Wheldon
  • Nor is there any satisfactory application of this by-product as yet evolved.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • As silver is now obtained largely as a by-product, there is almost no waste.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
  • It is not a by-product, but an essential part of the animal's equipment.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin
  • It is prepared commercially as a by-product in the steel-plate mills.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • You might say that in England fabrics were a by-product of agriculture.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • She is too young to endure it, sobbed the by-product to her of the sketchy face.
  • Extract from : « Iole » by Robert W. Chambers
  • It was the end of Mr. Frawley; he, too, had not only become a by-product but a good-by product.
  • Extract from : « Iole » by Robert W. Chambers
  • In some instances the coke, and not the gas, is a by-product.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • America finally did away with slavery (as a by-product of the Civil War).
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Synonyms for by-product

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