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byproduct

noun as in by-product

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Other by-products included similar petrochemicals, such as ethylene and propylene, which can be used to make plastics.

Mines globally produce enough mineral by-products to capture nearly 40 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, according to the National Academies study.

Aerial photos of the vast ponds of tailings—a thick, oily by-product of the extraction process—have long sparked pushback by environmentalists.

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They are lake-sized pits used to store the toxic water that is a byproduct of the mining process.

Kanyange has AIDS, a byproduct of a gang rape she suffered during the genocide.

Everyday life produces climate change as a passive byproduct.

And these days, CEOs get most of their compensation as a byproduct of rising share prices.

And as a byproduct of the continuing resurgence of housing, sales of high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs also rose smartly.

Or, to put it in other words, medival witchcraft was a byproduct of the civilisation of the Roman Empire.

An astonishing byproduct of the national despair and turmoil was the feverish activity in all fields of creative endeavor.

Benzol from byproduct coking ovens also can be used, but quantitatively is totally inadequate.

A large part of decision is intuitive; it is the byproduct of the subconscious.

The chief byproduct of the plant is creosote, of which about 70,000 gallons are shipped to eastern markets each year.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to byproduct, such as: outgrowth, consequence, offshoot, repercussion, result, and aftereffect.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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