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BYPRODUCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A product made during the manufacture of something else
Synonyms:
by-product; byproduct; spin-off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("byproduct" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
Synonyms:
by-product; byproduct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("byproduct" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "byproduct"):
epiphenomenon (a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon)
Context examples:
Oxidative Regulation involves cellular and biochemical mechanisms that localize and control oxidation/reduction reactions, or that constrain their byproducts, in order to maintain cellular health and homeostasis.
(Oxidative Regulation, NCI Thesaurus)
Cyanobacteria can do this even though oxygen, a byproduct of photosynthesis, interferes with the process of nitrogen fixation.
(Bacteria Used to Create Fertilizer Out of Thin Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers classified the amount of acetaminophen and its byproducts in the samples into thirds, from lowest to highest.
(Acetaminophen exposure in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD, autism, National Institutes of Health)
TMAO is a dietary byproduct that is formed by gut bacteria during digestion and is derived in part from nutrients that are abundant in red meat.
(Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease, National Institutes of Health)
An organic compound with the formula CH2(CHO)2, and a byproduct of lipid metabolism in the body.
(Malondialdehyde, NCI Thesaurus)
They found that cold-exposed human stem cell-derived neurons tended to overproduce a byproduct of metabolism known as reactive oxygen species (ROS).
(Researchers develop “hibernation in a dish” to study how animals adapt to the cold, National Institutes of Health)
Delicate clouds made from cyanoacetylene and hydrogen cyanide, which form from reactions of methane byproducts with nitrogen molecules, also have been found there.
(NASA Finds Methane Ice Cloud in Titan's Stratosphere, NASA)
The TXNRD2 gene codes for an enzyme that protects against oxidative stress—the buildup of toxic byproducts from metabolism.
(Glaucoma-related genes revealed, NIH)
It is a byproduct of zinc refining and is used to make batteries, pigments, plastics, alloys, and electroplate.
(Cadmium, NCI Dictionary)
But ozone, a noxious chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, has received relatively little attention as a potential threat to corn agriculture.
(Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn, National Science Foundation)
