1. carbon-14_dating
noun. a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years.
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2. carbon
noun. ['ˈkɑːrbən'] an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds.
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- carbo (Latin)
3. carbon
noun. ['ˈkɑːrbən'] a copy made with carbon paper.
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- carbo (Latin)
4. carbon
noun. ['ˈkɑːrbən'] a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper.
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- carbo (Latin)
