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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: by- product, byproduct]
2: a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: by-product, byproduct, spin-off]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1857 1. something produced in a usually industrial or biological process in addition to the principal product 2. a secondary and sometimes unexpected or unintended result <unpleasant by-products of civilization>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an incidental or secondary product made in the manufacture of something else. 2 a secondary result.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

By-product By"-prod`uct, n. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(by-products) Note: in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use 'byproduct' 1. A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product. The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. Something that is a by-product of an event or situation happens as a result of it, although it is usually not expected or planned. A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men. = side-effect N-COUNT: oft N of n