word
radiocarbon dating
RAY-dee-oh-KAR-bun DAY-ting
ˌreɪdioʊˈkɑːrbən ˈdeɪtɪŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
radiocarbondating
Dictionary meaning
radiometric dating technique using the known decay rate of carbon-14, a radioactive isotope absorbed by all living organisms, to determine the age of organic material; effective for dating materials up to approximately 50,000 years old; revolutionized archaeology when developed by Willard Libby in 1949; also called C-14 dating or carbon dating
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