Definition of Carbon dating

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Carbon-14 Dating, Radiocarbon Dating
Generic synonyms: Dating, Geological Dating

Definition of Carbon dating

1. Noun. Radiocarbon dating. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbon Dating

carbon audits
carbon bisulfide
carbon bisulphide
carbon black
carbon burning
carbon chauvinism
carbon copied
carbon copies
carbon copy
carbon copying
carbon cost
carbon costs
carbon credit
carbon credits
carbon cycle
carbon dating (current term)
carbon debt
carbon dichloride
carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide-free water
carbon dioxide acidosis
carbon dioxide blood level
carbon dioxide content
carbon dioxide cycle
carbon dioxide electrode
carbon dioxide elimination
carbon dioxide reductase
carbon dioxide snow
carbon disulfide
carbon disulfide poisoning

Literary usage of Carbon dating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allah and Elohim: Are They the Same God? by Sherly Isaac (2002)
""Ifyou take any archeology magazine you will find that the oldest human skeleton found is only 10000 years old; that is, by carbon dating method. ..."

2. Core Curriculum Content Standards: New Jersey Department of Educationby Ellen M. Schechter by Ellen M. Schechter (1996)
"Ms. Diego dien leads a session to develop die computational procedures for solving die carbon dating problems using exponential functions. ..."

3. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"Dr. Pearson has developed entirely new analytical techniques that link genomics, biochemistry, and radio-carbon dating in the context of geochemistry. ..."

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