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radiocarbon (iou)



radiocarbon noun. M20.
[from RADIO- + CARBON noun.]
A radioactive isotope of carbon; spec. = carbon-14 s.v. CARBON noun.
Comb.: radiocarbon dating a method of isotopic dating applicable to dead organic matter, in which the proportion of carbon-14 is measured and compared with the known natural abundance of the isotope.