BY-PRODUCT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

by-product

noun

ˈbī-ˌprä-(ˌ)dəkt

Definition of by-product

as in derivation

something that naturally develops or is developed from something else hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction

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Recent Examples of by-product The grade, in his classroom, is a by-product of learning rather than a substitute for it. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 And those are applied on a product-by-product basis, usually after people have been injured or killed. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The good news, said Helen Lewis in The Atlantic, is that all this drama is a by-product of the league’s astonishing success. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026 Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by-product

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Language itself was an obsession, with many family dinners ending with Davis pulling out his unabridged Oxford English Dictionary to share the derivation of a word.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Many forms of divination have been practiced historically in Africa, but divination techniques found in Hoodoo have sometimes been of European derivation; for instance, Hoodoo frequently employs cartomancy, or divination using playing cards.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of derivation

Noun

The new approach combines hydrazine with a thiophenol derivative, then exposes the mixture to light.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The leaves and flowers of the plant are particularly rich in kaempferol and its derivatives.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of derivative

Noun

The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Otherworldly was the result at Mugler, as well, where outer eyelashes got extruded like whiskers.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of result

Noun

Advertisement Monday’s attack affected two refrigeration management product series by Danish company Danfoss, AK-SC and AK-SM, according to an ANSSI alert.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The entertainment and the consumer product are no longer two separate businesses.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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