waste product
Americannoun
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material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
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feces, urine, and other material excreted in the life process.
Etymology
Origin of waste product
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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And he still had to find something to do with the waste product that resulted from the kerosene-making process: gasoline.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Uricase breaks down uric acid, a waste product that routinely forms in the blood.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
The battery brining liquid is a hazardous waste product too and is trucked to another specialized facility, the agency said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
And the primary waste product, called pomace, can be used as fertilizer, perhaps to grow new apple trees.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
Unfortunately, as the doctor appears not to have known, lead is not excreted as a waste product.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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