Associations to the word «Radiocarbon»

Wiktionary

RADIOCARBON, noun. A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially 146C
RADIOCARBON DATING, noun. (physics) (archaeology) (paleontology) A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample.

Dictionary definition

RADIOCARBON, noun. A radioactive isotope of carbon.

Wise words

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