by-products

noun

variants or byproducts
plural of by-product
as in derivatives
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-products Take Root Bio and Heriot-Watt are investigating whether similar techniques could be applied to other food and agricultural by-products, including waste from fruit and vegetable processing. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Millions more have died from the by-products of those conflicts, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project, on top of untold injuries. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 In the team’s demonstration, the CO2 reacted with the industrial by-products to form high-purity calcite. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Coir, a fibrous material made from by-products of coconut husks; it is often used as a substitute for peat. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 New in-line measurement technologies enable tracking of substrates, by-products and metabolites continuously, inside the reactor, without pulling samples. — Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes on the South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, a key site for Iran's energy sector, both for production of petroleum by-products and for joint work with Qatar on the world's largest natural gas field. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 These included an ice-cream parlor, souvenir shops, and homes repurposed into Airbnbs—all by-products of a growing tourism industry on Fogo. — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products. — Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for by-products
  1. derivatives
  2. derivations
  3. products
Noun
  • Last year, 86% of EU imports of penicillins and their derivatives came from China, up from 44% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The strong electronic coupling between neighboring triptycene derivatives helps explain how the structure supports this behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of derivatives
Noun
  • And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of derivations
Noun
  • There are no dates on the food products in the refrigerator and walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The original plan changed because of substantial delays caused by global conflicts and suppliers redirecting their resources towards military products, including drones and missiles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
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