taudinkestävämpien

taudinkestävämpien is the comparative form of the Finnish adjective taudinkestävä. It translates to "more disease-resistant" in English. This term is used to describe individuals, animals, plants, or other entities that exhibit a higher degree of resistance to diseases compared to a reference group or a previous state. The comparative form implies a relative improvement or a higher degree of an inherent quality. For instance, a plant breeder might refer to taudinkestävämpien varieties of a crop, indicating that certain strains have been developed to withstand specific pathogens better than older or wilder types. Similarly, in discussions about public health or genetics, one might speak of populations that are taudinkestävämpien to certain infections due to genetic factors or acquired immunity. The use of the comparative form is common in scientific and agricultural contexts where comparisons of resistance levels are crucial for selection, development, and understanding of biological resilience. It is a standard grammatical construction in Finnish used to express a higher degree of the quality described by the base adjective.