waste product

noun

: useless material that is produced when making something else
a hazardous waste product

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This seemingly inconsequential waste product helped keep American cannons firing during the War of 1812 and provided a lifeline for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Wood-eaters use some of the carbon for energy, expelling carbon dioxide—and farting methane, in the case of termites—as a waste product. Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 The material consists mainly of finely ground marble, obtained as an otherwise-unwanted waste product from quarries. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025 In the process, the mitochondria spit out a waste product, called reactive oxygen species. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for waste product

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“Waste product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20product. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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