Noun: byproduct 'bI,pró-dúkt
- A product made during the manufacture of something else
"The research project resulted in several useful byproducts for consumer products";
- by-product, spin-off
- A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
"Increased tourism was a byproduct of the international sporting event";
- by-product
Derived forms: by-products, byproducts
Type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, product, production, result, upshot
Encyclopedia: Byproduct