byproduct

Other forms of byproduct

plural

byproducts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about byproduct

What does byproduct mean?

byproduct means "a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in byproduct?

byproduct has 3 syllables: by-pro-duct. The stress falls on "by". In IPA it is /ˈbaɪpɹɑdəkt/.

What is another word for byproduct?

Close synonyms include by-product, by-product, spin-off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is byproduct a common word?

byproduct is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.