amino-acid dating
[ uh-mee-noh as-id, am-uh-noh- ]
/ əˈmi noʊ ˈæs ɪd, ˈæm əˌnoʊ- /
noun
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.
Origin of amino-acid dating
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby amino-acid dating
amino acid sequence,
amino acids,
amino group,
amino resin,
amino-,
amino-acid dating,
aminoacetic acid,
aminoacidemia,
aminoaciduria,
aminoacyl,
aminobenzene