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• Flotation process — A process of separating the substances contained in pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the surface of a flowing liquid, the substances that are quickly wet readily overcoming the surface tension of the liquid and sinking, the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Flotation-REST — Floating (engl. schweben, treiben) ist eine Entspannungstechnik, bei der Personen mit Hilfe von konzentriertem Salzwasser in einem speziellen Floating Tank quasi schwerelos an der Wasseroberfläche treiben, abgeschottet von Außenreizen. Im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• flotation — /floh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or state of floating. 2. the launching of a commercial venture, bond issue, loan, etc. 3. Metall. a process for separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered ore based on their tendency to sink in, or… …   Universalium

• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• flotation — /floʊˈteɪʃən / (say floh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act or state of floating. 2. the floating or launching of a commercial venture, a loan, etc. 3. Also, froth flotation. Metallurgy a process of separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered… …  

• flotation — also floatation noun Etymology: 2float Date: 1806 1. the act, process, or state of floating 2. an act or instance of financing (as an issue of stock) 3. the separation of the particles of a mass of pulverized ore according to their relative… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flotation — A process for separating solids by their tendency to float upon or sink into a liquid …   Medical dictionary

• flotation — flo•ta•tion or floatation [[t]floʊˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or state of floating 2) the launching or financing of a commercial venture, bond issue, loan, etc 3) mel a process for separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered ore based …   From formal English to slang

• Froth flotation — Diagram of a cylindrical froth flotation cell with camera and light used in image analysis of the froth surface. Froth flotation is a process for selectively separating hydrophobic materials from hydrophilic. This is used in several processing… …   Wikipedia

• Dissolved air flotation — (DAF) is a water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters (or other waters) by the removal of suspended matter such as oil or solids. The removal is achieved by dissolving air in the water or wastewater under pressure and then releasing the… …   Wikipedia

• separation and purification — ▪ chemistry Introduction       in chemistry, separation of a substance into its components and the removal of impurities. There are a large number of important applications in fields such as medicine and manufacturing. General principles… …   Universalium