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ラジオカーボン

Meanings

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noun

radiocarbon

Scientific term for radioactive carbon, especially carbon-14, used in dating archaeological and geological samples.

ラジオカーボン年ねん代だい測そく定てい法ほうは考こう古こ学がくで広ひろく使つかわれている。
Radiocarbon dating is widely used in archaeology.

Similar words

放ほう射しゃ性せい炭たん素そ
The native Japanese term for 'radiocarbon', more formal and often used in scientific contexts.
炭素14たんそじゅうし
Specifically carbon-14, the isotope used in radiocarbon dating.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'radiocarbon', combining 'radio-' (radiation) and 'carbon'.