radiocarbon
noun
ra·dio·car·bon
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈkär-bən 
often attributive
: radioactive carbon
especially
: carbon 14
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To test the idea, the archaeologists radiocarbon dated samples from 13 animal bones—plus one from a human thumb—unearthed from the same layer of cave floor sediment as the boomerang.
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
In total, researchers conducted 55 independent radiocarbon tests with these three materials.
—Jay Kakade
june 30, New Atlas, 30 June 2025
And according to recent radiocarbon reevaluations and Bayseian probability modeling, researchers now believe the ivory weapon is even older than previously estimated.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Scientists can use radiocarbon concentrations to date organic materials as the isotopes decay over time.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
In total, researchers conducted 55 independent radiocarbon tests with these three materials.
—Jay Kakade
june 30, New Atlas, 30 June 2025
And according to recent radiocarbon reevaluations and Bayseian probability modeling, researchers now believe the ivory weapon is even older than previously estimated.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Scientists can use radiocarbon concentrations to date organic materials as the isotopes decay over time.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiocarbon
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“Radiocarbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon. Accessed 9 Jul. 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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