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radiometric dating

noun

Meaning

  1. The process of determining the age of objects or material using the decay rates of radioactive components such as potassium-argon.

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Related words

x-radiation(English)radioactive disintegration(English)radiosynthesis(English)radioactivation(English)radiosequencing(English)radioactivating(English)radiogenesis(English)radiopaging(English)

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