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Atomic cocktail

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Noun
  1. 1
    A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid. idiomatic

    "For most patients, the old-fashioned basal metabolism test is a mild form of torture . . . and four Navy researchers have come to the conclusion that in big medical centers with facilities for handling radioisotopes it should be replaced by the "atomic cocktail.""

  2. 2
    an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer wordnet
  3. 3
    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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