waste product

noun

: useless material that is produced when making something else
a hazardous waste product

Examples of waste product in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This waste product is produced by the muscles and healthy kidneys filter it out. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024 Concern arises not from the nuclear reactors themselves but from the facilities that produce nuclear fuel and dispose of its waste product. Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2010 May Reduce Uric Acid Levels Uric acid is a waste product made when your body breaks down purines, compounds naturally found in certain foods and drinks like meat, seafood, and alcohol. Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2024 One of the byproducts of burning protein is a waste product called urea. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waste product 

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“Waste product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20product. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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