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Definition of: radiocarbon
(rā′dē·ō·kär′bən) noun Physics
The radioactive isotope of carbon of mass 14, with a half–life of about 5,700 years: it is much used in the dating of fossils, artifacts, and certain kinds of geological formations. Also called carbon 14.
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