Answer: flotation

AnswerCrossword Clue
flotationThe action of floating in a liquid or gas
flotationThe process of offering a company's shares for sale on the stock market for the first time
flotationThe capacity to float; buoyancy
flotationthe act of floating also FLOATATION
flotationThe process of separating small particles of various materials by treatment with chemicals in water in order to make some particles adhere to air bubbles and rise to the surface for removal while others remain in the water