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    CARBON DATING

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon 14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 yearsplay

    Synonyms:

    carbon-14 dating; carbon dating; radiocarbon dating

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    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("carbon dating" is a kind of...):

    dating; geological dating (use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens)

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