Meanings
nounby-effect (plural by-effects)
plural by-effects
- Synonym of side effect (“secondary outcome”).
Synonyms: side effect
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of side effect (“secondary outcome”).
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by-effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-effect
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“by-effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by-effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-effect.
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