noun

byproduct

byproduct, side effect

Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refining.

Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refining.

Stress can be a byproduct of success.

Stress can be a byproduct of success.

a byproduct of (sth.) something produced while making something else Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refining.

Synonyms: side effect, offshoot, spin-off

From 'by' (secondary, aside) + 'product'. A secondary product made during the process of making something else.

Remember it as something produced 'by the way' or on the side of the main product.

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