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WASTE PRODUCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Example:
much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonyms:
waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waste product" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waste product"):
dross; impurity (worthless or dangerous material that should be removed)
exhaust; exhaust fumes; fumes (gases ejected from an engine as waste products)
body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)
crud; filth; skank (any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant)
sewage; sewerage (waste matter carried away in sewers or drains)
effluent; sewer water; wastewater (water mixed with waste matter)
food waste; garbage; refuse; scraps (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)
rubbish; scrap; trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
slop ((usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand)
toxic industrial waste; toxic waste (poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means))
Context examples:
The parts of the body that play a role in reproduction, getting rid of waste products in the form of urine, or both.
(Genitourinary system, NCI Dictionary)
Humans are infected by contact with water and soil which have been contaminated with animal waste products.
(Leptospirosis, NCI Thesaurus)
It also supplies the tissues with nutrients, removes waste products, and contains various components of the immune system defending the body against infection.
(Blood, NCI Thesaurus)
Fluid composed of waste products, bile acids, salts, cholesterol, and electrolytes.
(Bile, NCI Thesaurus)
As they take in a blood meal, they urinate to dispose of the waste products.
(Novel insecticide blocks mosquitoes’ ability to urinate, NIH)
A reduced-volume form of the liquid that is used in a dialysis machine to carry away waste products.
(Dialysate Concentrate Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers found that the kidney conserves or releases water by balancing levels of sodium, potassium, and the waste product urea.
(How the body regulates salt levels, NIH)
Cerebrospinal fluid during non–rapid eye movement sleep also clears metabolic waste products from the brain.
(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects).
(Kidney Cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Cardiovascular Alteration involves a change in the existing function of biologic molecules and complexes, or cellular, cell, or tissue components of the heart and vascular system by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body to provide tissues with oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste products.
(Cardiovascular Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)
