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 because their other waste product is water, the center’s net water loss will be comparatively minuscule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Our technology is cheaper and more sustainable because it requires little energy and is based on a widely available waste product," he says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Lucy Bell-Reeves, NPK Recovery's co-founder, said using a waste product to grow trees was "a circular solution that can revitalise our struggling native species."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
The main solid waste product is phosphogypsum, which the plant discharges into the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
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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