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potassium-argon dating

potassium-argon dating noun: a method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.

Noun

potassium-argon dating (usually uncountable, plural potassium-argon datings)

  1. (usually) A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.

Forms of potassium-argon dating

pluralpotassium-argon datings

Questions about potassium-argon dating

What does potassium-argon dating mean?
Potassium-argon dating means a method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.
What part of speech is potassium-argon dating?
Potassium-argon dating is a noun.
What is the plural of potassium-argon dating?
The plural of potassium-argon dating is potassium-argon datings.

Words near potassium-argon dating in the dictionary

  1. potassium sulphite
  2. potassium-39
  3. potassium-40
  4. potassium-42
  5. potassium-43
  6. potassium-argon dating
  7. potassium-argon datings
  8. potassiumlike
  9. potassiums
  10. potassoxyl
  11. potation

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