0%

amino-acid dating

a·mi·no-ac·id dat·ing
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mee-noh as-id, am-uh-noh-]
    • /əˈmi noʊ ˈæs ɪd, ˈæm əˌnoʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mee-noh as-id, am-uh-noh-]
    • /əˈmi noʊ ˈæs ɪd, ˈæm əˌnoʊ-/

Definition of amino-acid dating words

  • noun amino-acid dating a method used to date an organic geological or archaeological specimen, as a fossil or mummified body, by determining how much change has occurred in the amino-acid structure of that specimen. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of amino-acid dating

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Amino-acid dating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

amino-acid dating popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?