"atomic cocktail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-atomic cocktail.ogg [Australia] Forms: atomic cocktails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} atomic cocktail (plural atomic cocktails)
  1. (idiomatic, medicine) A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used in health care either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-atomic_cocktail-en-noun-ac1HTLSl Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A mixed alcoholic beverage, created in Las Vegas, United States, in the mid-20th century.
    Sense id: en-atomic_cocktail-en-noun-zBCSsh98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atom cocktail

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