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fluorine dating
noun
- a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fluorine dating1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
The hoax came to light in 1953 when scientists at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, using the then-new technique of fluorine dating—which relies on the fact that older bones absorb more fluoride from groundwater over time—revealed that Piltdown Man’s bones were not all the same age.
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