valintajalostus

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