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flotation process

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
flota-tion pro-cess
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 others flowing off in a film or slime on the surface, though, perhaps, having a greater specific gravity than those that sink.

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What does flotation process mean?
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 others flowing off in a film or slime on the surface, though, perhaps, having a greater specific gravity than those that sink.

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