downstream

[ doun-streem ]
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adverb
  1. with or in the direction of the current of a stream.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the latter part of a process or system.

  2. Genetics. with or in the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.

Origin of downstream

1
First recorded in 1700–10; down1 + stream

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British Dictionary definitions for downstream

downstream

/ (ˈdaʊnˈstriːm) /


adverb, adjective
  1. in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current

  2. (in the oil industry) of or for the refining, distribution, or marketing of oil or its derived products: Compare upstream (def. 2)

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