fluorine dating

noun

a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.

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Origin of fluorine dating

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby fluorine dating

fluoridization, fluoridize, fluorimeter, fluorinate, fluorine, fluorine dating, fluorite, fluoro-, fluorocarbon, fluorochemical, fluorochrome
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