flotationclarification
nounUK /fləʊˈteɪʃənˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /floʊˈteɪʃənˌklɛrəfɪˈkeɪʃən/
A way to clean water by letting tiny bits float to the top and then taking them away.
The water plant uses flotationclarification to make dirty water clean again.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A mining process that uses bubbles to lift valuable minerals out of crushed rock.
At the mine, flotationclarification helps separate shiny metal bits from the waste rock.
3. A step in recycling plants where light plastics are floated apart from heavier materials.
The recycling center relies on flotationclarification to sort plastic bottles from glass.
4. A lab method for clearing a cloudy liquid by letting particles rise to the surface.
The scientist used flotationclarification to make the sample clear enough to study.