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浮遊選鉱 (fuyuusenkou) Japanese meaning: flotation | Kotomora

浮ふ遊ゆう選せん鉱こう

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Meanings

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flotation; froth flotation

Technical term in mining and mineral processing for separating minerals by their hydrophobicity.

浮ふ遊ゆう選せん鉱こうは、鉱こう物ぶつを分ぶん離りするための重じゅう

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Froth flotation is an important process for separating minerals.

Kanji

浮floating, float, rise to surface
遊play
選elect, select, choose
鉱mineral, ore

Word family

浮ふ遊ゆう選せん鉱こう法ほう
flotation method; froth flotation

Built from

浮ふ遊ゆう+選せん鉱こう

Etymology

Compound of 浮遊 (floating) and 選鉱 (ore dressing), describing the flotation method where minerals are separated by floating in a liquid.