carbon dating

car·bon date

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Definitions of carbon dating words

uncountable noun carbon dating Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains. 3
noun carbon dating a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining in them 3
noun carbon dating age of organic material 1
noun carbon dating Radiocarbon dating. 0

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