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potassium-argon datin...

potassium-argon dating

 
pronunciation:
p tae si m ar gan deI tIng
part of speech: noun
definition: a scientific method for dating geological specimens, based on the natural rate of decay of potassium into argon, and the ratio of the two elements in the specimen.