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Antonyms for byproduct

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


Definition of byproduct

Origin :
  • also byproduct; 1857, from by + product.
  • As in offshoot : noun development, product
  • As in outgrowth : noun product, consequence
  • As in product : noun result or goods created
  • As in result : noun effect brought about by something
  • As in spin-off : noun offshoot
  • As in side effect : noun adverse or unwanted secondary effect
  • As in by-product : noun side product
  • As in spinoff : noun derivative
  • As in superfluousness : noun excess
  • As in crop : noun harvest of fruit, vegetable
  • As in derivative : noun product, descendant
  • As in excess : noun overabundance of something
  • As in harvest : noun crops; taking in of crops
Example sentences :
  • Or, to put it in other words, medival witchcraft was a byproduct of the civilisation of the Roman Empire.
  • Extract from : « Irish Witchcraft and Demonology » by St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
  • The cook, although upset by my reference to kings, lost none of the dignity of serving the byproduct of the Alaska cod.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
  • Thus the initial stage in the making of clothes may have been a byproduct of the hunting habit.
  • Extract from : « Man, Past and Present » by Agustus Henry Keane
  • Benzol from byproduct coking ovens also can be used, but quantitatively is totally inadequate.
  • Extract from : « Conservation Through Engineering » by Franklin K. Lane
  • A large part of decision is intuitive; it is the byproduct of the subconscious.
  • Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense

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