| 单词 | byproduct |
| 释义 | byproduct (once / 13104 pages) n When the process of making one thing results in a second product as well, that second thing is called a byproduct. Molasses, for example, is a byproduct of refining sugar. Food production results in many byproducts: wheat germ is a byproduct of wheat milling, and orange and lemon oil are byproducts of citrus fruit being processed into juice. Sawdust is a byproduct of the lumber industry, and feathers are a byproduct of poultry processing. In each of these cases, the byproduct is important and useful, but secondary to the initial product. The word has been around since the mid-1800s, and in the UK it's spelled with a hyphen: by-product. WORD FAMILYbyproduct: byproducts USAGE EXAMPLESThe runners’ brains contained high levels of ketones, which are a byproduct of the breakdown of fat. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) His 2015 single “Freedom” was a byproduct of this creative period. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) But these things are byproducts of the West’s own existential confusion. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) 1n a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Syn|Hypo|Hyper by-product epiphenomenon a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2n a product made during the manufacture of something else Syn|Hyper by-product, spin-off product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process |
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