atomic cocktail

noun2

1. •
   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. — 2007
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. — 2001