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