radiocarbon


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ra·di·o·car·bon

 (rā′dē-ō-kär′bən)
n.
A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon-14.

radiocarbon

(ˌreɪdɪəʊˈkɑːbən)
n
(Nuclear Physics) a radioactive isotope of carbon, esp carbon-14. See carbon1

ra•di•o•car•bon

(ˌreɪ di oʊˈkɑr bən)

n.
1. Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
2. any radioactive isotope of carbon.
[1935–40]

ra·di·o·car·bon

(rā′dē-ō-kär′bən)
A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon 14.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.radiocarbon - a radioactive isotope of carbon
carbon 14
atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Translations

radiocarbon

[ˌreɪdɪəʊˈkɑːbən]
A. N → radiocarbono m
B. CPD radiocarbon analysis N → análisis m inv por radiocarbono
radiocarbon dating N → datación f por radiocarbono
radiocarbon test N → test m por radiocarbono

radiocarbon

radio carbon [ˌreɪdiəʊˈkɑːrbən] n → carbone m 14radiocarbon dating n → datation f au carbone 14radio cassette n (British) → radiocassette mradio cassette recorder n (British) → radiocassette mradio-controlled [ˌreɪdiəʊkənˈtrəʊld] adj → radiocommandé(e)radio engineer n → ingénieur m radio invradio frequency n → radiofréquence f

radiocarbon

[ˌreɪdɪəʊˈkɑːb/ən] n → radiocarbonio

ra·di·o·car·bon

n. carbono radiactivo.
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