valintajalostus
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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)