byproduct

• Sustantivo que designa algo producido incidentalmente durante la fabricación del producto principal, o un resultado secundario, a veces inesperado, de un proceso o situación.

A noun referring to something produced incidentally during the manufacture of a main product, or a secondary and sometimes unexpected result of a process or situation.

1. Secondary consequenceB2formal

   An additional, often unforeseen result that arises from a primary action or process.

   Subproducto

   • Increased traffic was an unfortunate byproduct of the new shopping center.
   • Stress is often a byproduct of a demanding job.
   • The discovery of penicillin was a beneficial byproduct of research on bacteria.

   Sinónimosaftereffectconsequencecorollaryderivativefalloutoffshootoutgrowthside effectspin-off

2. Manufacturing residueB2formaltechnical

   A substance or material produced incidentally during the main manufacturing process of another product.

   Subproducto de fabricación

   • Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refining.
   • The factory found a way to recycle its chemical byproducts.
   • Sawdust is a common byproduct of the lumber industry.

   Sinónimosderivativeresiduescrapwaste