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radiocarbon

/ˌreɪdiəʊˈkɑːbən/noun

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noun
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    [U] technical

    a radioactive form of carbon (carbon-14) that is present in the materials of which living things are formed, used in finding out how old something is

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    • Radiocarbon dating showed that the bones were 4,000 years old.
    • Scientists used radiocarbon methods to date the seeds.
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Radiocarbon dating (carbon dating) was developed by Willard Libby, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960 for it.

Radiocarbon dating (carbon dating) Willard Libby ने विकसित की थी, जिन्हें इसके लिए 1960 में रसायन विज्ञान का Nobel Prize मिला।