atomic cocktail

== English == === Alternative forms === atom cocktail === Pronunciation === === Noun === atomic cocktail (plural atomic cocktails) (idiomatic, medicine) A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid. A mixed alcoholic beverage, created in Las Vegas, United States, in the mid-20th century. 2001 April 15, James McManus, "Profiles in Corruption" (book review of The Money and the Power by Sally Denton and Roger Morris), New York Times (retrieved 19 March 2014): Its most famous drink is the atomic cocktail—vodka, brandy, Champagne, splash of sherry. === References === “atomic cocktail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.