Word familyadjectivecarbonaceouscarboniccarboniferousnouncarbonatecarbonationcarbonatitecarbonizationcarbon copycarbon creditcarbon datingcarbon dioxidecarbon footprintcarbon monoxidecarbon sinkcarbon taxcarbonverbcarbonize
Related topics: Archaeology
ˌcarbon ˈdating noun [uncountableU]
SXa method of finding out the age of very old objects by measuring the amount of carbon in them 碳定年法
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carbon dating• Tests on 16 fossilised shellfish showed that acid dating is as accurate as carbon dating.• Excavators have been reluctant to put dates to their finds and one can understand why. carbon dating being expensive.