Meanings
nounradiocarbon (plural radiocarbons)
plural radiocarbons
- A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially 146C.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Englishradiocarbon
Translations
Catalan radiocarboni
- radiocarboniradioactive isotope of carbon
Chinese Mandarin 放射性碳
- 放射性碳 (fàngshèxìngtàn)radioactive isotope of carbon
Finnish radiohiili, radioaktiivinen hiili
- radiohiiliradioactive isotope of carbon
- radioaktiivinen hiiliradioactive isotope of carbon
Hebrew רדיו־פחמן
- רדיו־פחמן (radyo-pakhmán)radioactive isotope of carbon
Irish radacarbón
- radacarbónradioactive isotope of carbon
Cite this entry
APA
radiocarbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocarbon
MLA
“radiocarbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocarbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiocarbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocarbon.
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