radiocarbon
noun
ra·dio·car·bon
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈkär-bən 
often attributive
: radioactive carbon
especially
: carbon 14
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The researchers hope that technologies like Enoch will help determine the age of other undated scrolls without radiocarbon testing, which requires destroying small samples of a text.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
These revisions were further reinforced by additional radiocarbon testing.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
This section has been radiocarbon dated to the Jin dynasty (12th-13th century) and was previously thought to have been used for defense against outsiders.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025
This discovery is not only of great importance to better understand the how frequent extreme solar flares are, but also improves the use of radiocarbon to date archeological and biological samples.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
These revisions were further reinforced by additional radiocarbon testing.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
This section has been radiocarbon dated to the Jin dynasty (12th-13th century) and was previously thought to have been used for defense against outsiders.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025
This discovery is not only of great importance to better understand the how frequent extreme solar flares are, but also improves the use of radiocarbon to date archeological and biological samples.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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“Radiocarbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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radiocarbon
noun
ra·dio·car·bon
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈkär-bən
: radioactive carbon
especially
: carbon 14
Medical Definition
radiocarbon
noun
ra·dio·car·bon
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈkär-bən
: radioactive carbon
especially
: carbon 14
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