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by-product

a product which results from a common production process but which is secondary to the main product being produced from that process. The refining of crude oil to produce petrol, for example, also produces by-products such as tar and creosote. See BY-PRODUCT PRICING, PROCESS PRODUCTION.

by-product

a product that is secondary to the main product emerging from a production process. For example, the refining of crude oil to produce petroleum generates a range of by-products like bitumen, naptha and creosote.
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As for the castor byproduct, it presented the lowest rate of degradability, which may be associated to the high content of fiber and lignin in its composition.
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It is made from 100% pure cacao fruit and is the first time since rum that a byproduct has become a main spirit ingredient.
Hot cacao, on the rocks
None of the tannin binding agents affected IVOMD and ME content of green tea byproduct, but PEG4000, 6000, and 20000 significantly increased IVOMD and ME content of black tea by-products (p < 0.
Assessment of anti-nutritive activity of tannins in tea by-products based on in vitro rumen fermentation
His company will handle regulations, byproduct testing, permitting and marketing to area farmers, which includes demonstrating to them that the free land application will benefit crops.
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The alternative then is that, just as the redness of blood is a byproduct of other adaptations, so may be our predisposition to religious belief.
The evolutionary psychology of religion
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A small business review of accounting for primary products, byproducts and scrap
The cells were big and very expensive, but they performed faultlessly, delivering an unwavering supply of current as well as a very useful byproduct in space, drinkable fresh water.
The hydrogen economy: after oil, clean energy from a fuel-cell-driven global Hydrogen web
And when sweat, especially from the apocrine glands, mixes with bacteria on the skin surface, the byproduct is body odor.
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The agency also is setting new quality standards for three types of disinfection byproduct -- bromate, chlorite and haloacetic acids.
FDA Finalizes Rules For Bottled Water
The manufacturer then removed the old USTs and replaced them with new USTs made of steel and filter glass, and transferred the waste byproduct to the new USTs.
Current tax deduction for underground storage tank removal

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