Radiocarbon definition

rādē-ō-kärbən
A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon-14.
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Carbon-14
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A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon 14. Other radiocarbons include carbon 10, carbon 11, carbon 15, and carbon 16.
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A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially 146C.
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Noun

Singular:
radiocarbon
Plural:
radiocarbons

Origin of radiocarbon

  • From radio- +"Ž carbon

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Radiocarbon Sentence Examples

  • Figure 4. Calibrated radiocarbon chronology obtained from wood charcoal recovered in two different shafts.

  • Results The radiocarbon determinations are summarized in the table below.

  • Radiocarbon analysis showed timber structures dated from most periods from the early Neolithic to postmedieval.

  • Using the latest radiocarbon dating techniques, they have proved that the country's most famous monument is 5,000 years old.

  • Unstable isotopes decay to form a different element, and are fundamental to several radiometric dating techniques including radiocarbon, potassium-argon and uranium series.

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