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potassium-argon datings

potassium-argon datings is the plural of potassium-argon dating.

Meaning of potassium-argon dating

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.

Questions about potassium-argon datings

What is potassium-argon datings the plural of?
Potassium-argon datings is the plural of potassium-argon dating.

Words near potassium-argon datings in the dictionary

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

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