radiocarbon

[ rey-dee-oh-kahr-buhn ]

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noun

, Chemistry.

Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
any radioactive isotope of carbon.

radiocarbon

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈkɑːbən /

radiocarbon

/ rā′dē-ō-kär′bən /

A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon 14. Other radiocarbons include carbon 10, carbon 11, carbon 15, and carbon 16.

First recorded in 1935–40; radio- + carbon

Could modern human DNA contamination affect the resultant radiocarbon date?

Most all investigators accept these radiocarbon dates on the elk antlers as rock solid.

Some of the carbon compounds in the various artifacts showed a faint trace of radiocarbon, others showed none.

Philon went on to explain the radiocarbon dating of the book.

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