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atomic cocktail

noun

Definitions

  1. A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or…

    A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid.

    • The test showed excessive hormone, so the doctor prescribed an “atomic cocktail,” a radioactive iodine mixture designed to partially kill the thyroid gland.

  2. A mixed alcoholic beverage, created in Las Vegas, United States, in the mid-20th century.

    • Its most famous drink is the atomic cocktail—vodka, brandy, Champagne, splash of sherry.

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