stenoplastic

adjective

steno·​plastic

¦stenə+

: exhibiting limited capacity for modification or adaptation to new environment : not capable of major evolutionary differentiation

—opposed to euryplastic compare pseudoplastic

stenoplasty

ˈ⸗⸗ˌplastē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

sten- + plastic

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