sidestream
/ˈsaɪdˌstriːm/
adjective
- Relating to a secondary or less direct flow or process.
- The research team studied sidestream effects of the drug on the liver.
- The factory installed a sidestream filter to treat waste water separately.
- Sidestream marketing efforts brought in a small but loyal customer base.
noun
- A secondary or less important flow, current, or trend.
- The main river was strong, but we paddled in a calm sidestream.
- The company focused on its core product and ignored a profitable sidestream of services.
- In the tech industry, virtual reality started as a sidestream before becoming mainstream.
- Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, not from the smoker's mouth.
- Sidestream smoke from a cigarette can be harmful to people nearby.
- The restaurant banned smoking to protect customers from sidestream smoke.
- Even outdoors, sidestream smoke can irritate your eyes and throat.
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