[bahy-prod-uh
kt] 
| 1. | a secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture. |
| 2. | the result of another action, often unforeseen or unintended. |
| by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct (bī'prŏd'əkt) n.
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| by-product (bī'prŏd'əkt) Pronunciation Key
Something produced in the process of making something else. When plants produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis, oxygen is released as a by-product. Asphalt and paraffin are by-products of the process of refining crude oil into gasoline. |