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R0014100 (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

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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.

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Noun

radiocarbon - a radioactive isotope of carboncarbon 14atomic 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

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(rā'dē-ō-kar'bŏn), A radioactive isotope of carbon, for example, ¹⁴C.

radiocarbon

Any of the radionuclides of carbon, the most common of which are 11C, which has a half-life of 20 minutes, and the beta-emitting 14C, which has a half-life of 5,730 years and is used to date archaeological, geological and hydrogeological material.

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(rā″dē-ō-kăr′bŏn) A radioisotope of carbon; ¹¹C and ¹⁴C are used in medical studies.

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noun a radioactive isotope of carbon

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