'By-product' definitions:

Definition of 'by-product'

From: WordNet
noun
A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: by- product, byproduct]
noun
A product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: by-product, byproduct, spin-off]

Definition of 'By-product'

From: GCIDE
  • By-product \By"-prod`uct\, n. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product. [1913 Webster]