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carbon-date to determine the approximate age of (materials containing carbon, such as fossils) according to the residue of carbon 14 that is present.
carbon dating a way of approximating the age of an archaeological object by measuring the amount of carbon 14 in it.
radiocarbon a radioactive isotope of carbon, esp. the isotope that has a nuclear mass of fourteen daltons and is often used in determining the age of various organic materials; carbon 14.