valintajalostus
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]valinta (“selection”) + jalostus (“refinement, refining”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlintɑˌjɑlostus/, [ˈʋɑ̝lin̪t̪ɑ̝ˌjɑ̝lo̞s̠tus̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlostus
- Syllabification(key): va‧lin‧ta‧ja‧los‧tus
Noun
[edit]valintajalostus
- selective breeding (practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain features)