| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plastik adjective
Etymology: all- + -plastic
: molding or molded by external factors (as environment)
man's evolution … is through alloplastic experiments with objects outside his own body — Weston La Barre
— contrasted with autoplastic
• al·lo·plas·ti·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē adverb