The phrase "artificial substitute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a man-made replacement for something natural or original, often in contexts related to food, materials, or technology.
Example: "The company developed an artificial substitute for sugar that has gained popularity among health-conscious consumers."
Alternatives: "synthetic replacement" or "man-made alternative".
Prosthesis, artificial substitute for a missing part of the body.
It was, as microbiologist Theodor Rosebury once wrote, "a miserable creature, seeming at nearly every point to require an artificial substitute for the germs [it] lacks".
If, for example, they started using a kind of artificial "creme" instead of "cream", and introduced some form of artificial substitute instead of actual onions … Unthinkable.
World War II interrupted this theoretical work, and Pauling's focus shifted to more practical problems, including the preparation of an artificial substitute for blood serum useful to wounded soldiers and an oxygen detector useful in submarines and airplanes.
With Congress considering two bills that would impose a trade ban similar to the one Clinton ordered, major trade associations have been lobbying hard against any cutoff of the supply of gum arabic, for which there is no artificial substitute.
In the seventeenth century, European philosophers like Francis Bacon, René Descartes, and Gottfried Leibniz were fascinated by the ways in which natural languages clouded human thought, and wondered if an artificial substitute could more accurately capture the true essence of things.
It is the latest development in the technology of replacing damaged eye lenses with artificial substitutes.
As a result, replacement of corneal tissue with artificial substitutes, while not commonplace, is certainly possible.
Artificial organs include the artificial heart and pacemaker, the use of dialysis to perform kidney functions, and the use of artificial substitutes for missing limbs (see prosthesis).
With the advent of new producers elsewhere in Africa, like Chad and Senegal, and artificial substitutes, that dominance has slid somewhat in recent years to between 70 and 80percentt.
It is believed to promote the epithelium regeneration if collagen IV is grafted onto artificial substitutes for esophageal tissue engineering.
