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carbon 14

Main Entry:: carbon 14
Pronunciation:: \-(ˈ)fōr(t)-ˈtēn, -(ˈ)fȯr(t)-\
Function:: noun

: a heavy radioactive isotope of carbon of mass number 14 used especially in tracer studies and in dating archaeological and geological materials

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