flo|ta|tion

flo|ta|tion
flo|ta|tion «floh TAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of floating or launching.
2. the condition of keeping afloat.
3. the act or process of getting started or established: »

the flotation of a business.

4. the act or fact of selling or putting on sale: »

a flotation of bonds.

5. a process of obtaining a specific mineral from crushed ore by agitating it in water mixed with oils and chemicals, causing one group of particles to attach itself to the oily froth and float to the surface of the water, where it may be skimmed off. Also, floatation.
╂[variant of floatation < float + -ation; spelling influenced by French flottaison]

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