biproduct

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noun

An object which is simultaneously the product and the coproduct of some collection of objects.

OriginEnglish product ← Middle English product ← Latin prōductus →
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Meanings

nounbiproduct (plural biproducts)

plural biproducts

  1. category theoryAn object which is simultaneously the product and the coproduct of some collection of objects.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Latinprōductus
  18. Middle Englishproduct
  19. Englishproduct
  20. Englishbiproduct

From bi- + product.

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Translations

German Biprodukt
  • BiproduktTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

by-product
Cite this entry
APA

biproduct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biproduct

MLA

“biproduct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biproduct. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biproduct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biproduct.

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