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noun
radiocarbon dating.
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Origin of carbon-14 dating

First recorded in 1955–60
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Words related to carbon-14 dating

dating, dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating

British Dictionary definitions for carbon-14 dating

carbon-14 dating
noun
another name for radiocarbon dating
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Scientific definitions for carbon-14 dating

carbon-14 dating
See radiocarbon dating.
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Cultural definitions for carbon-14 dating

carbon 14 dating

See radioactive dating.

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