potassium-argon dating

Meaning of word potassium-argon dating from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon.

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

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A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

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Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

unmatched (adjective)
Of the remaining member of a pair.

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The quality of being rustic or gauche.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

make (noun)
A recognizable kind.

submaxilla (noun)
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.