downstream

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in the direction a river or stream is flowing:

The current carried her downstream.

downstream of Higher concentrations of some chemicals were found in fish downstream of sewage-treatment plants.

downstream from He saw something floating in the river about a mile downstream from his home.

used to describe something that happens later in a process or series of events:

downstream business He has expanded the glass manufacturing firm by purchasing downstream businesses such as a glass distribution company.

All too often, we pay no attention to the downstream impact of our products.

in the oil and gas industry, relating to or happening at later stages in the process after oil or gas has been found and produced:

The company's strength traditionally lies in upstream activities - finding and developing oil and gas reserves - rather than in downstream business such as refining or marketing.

The downstream oil industry includes refiners, tankers, and other service companies.

in or towards a later point in a sequence (= a particular order) of genetic material:

Each of these genes regulates hundreds of downstream genes.

downstream of Polymorphism appears downstream of the gene.

in the same direction as the current of a river is flowing:

The boat landing is about half a mile downstream from here.

used to describe something happening later in a process or series of events:

He has expanded the glass manufacturing firm by purchasing downstream businesses such as a glass distribution company.