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potassium-argon dating

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

potassium-argon dating potassium-argon datings
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