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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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Rhymes with Carbon 14 Dating
- translating
- reinstating
- procreating
- recreating
- postdating
- restating
- overrating
- misstating
- innovating
- inflating
- deflating
- annotating
- updating
- sedating
- relating
- negating
- equating
- debating
- creating
- berating
- stating
- slating
- skating
- plating
- plaiting
- grating
- elating
- crating
- awaiting
- abating
Sentences with carbon-14-dating
1. Noun Phrase
Archeologists use carbon isotopes to determine the age of an object, a process known as carbon 14 dating.
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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Etymology
- carbo (Latin)
3. dating
noun. ['ˈdeɪtɪŋ'] use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens.
4. carbon
noun. ['ˈkɑːrbən'] a copy made with carbon paper.
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Etymology
- carbo (Latin)
5. 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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Etymology
- carbo (Latin)