al·lo·plas·tic
Definition of alloplastic
: molding or molded by external factors (as environment)
man's evolution … is through alloplastic experiments with objects outside his own body— Weston LaBarre
—contrasted with autoplastic
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“Alloplastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alloplastic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of alloplastic was in 1924
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