Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of floating on the surface of a fluid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of floating on the surface of a fluid.
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- noun archaic
flotation
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Examples
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All the above precautions being taken, the milk of roses will keep any time without precipitate or creamy supernatation.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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