"radiocarbon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiocarbons [plural]
Etymology: From radio- + carbon. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|radio|carbon}} radio- + carbon Head templates: {{en-noun}} radiocarbon (plural radiocarbons)
  1. A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially ¹⁴₆C Wikipedia link: radiocarbon Categories (topical): Radioactivity Derived forms: radiocarbon dating Related terms: radiochemistry Translations (isotope): radiocarboni [masculine] (Catalan), radiohiili (Finnish), radioaktiivinen hiili (Finnish), radacarbón [masculine] (Irish)

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