moly cow
moly cow · moly cows
A device used to extract the metastable isotope technetium-99m from a source of…A device used to extract the metastable isotope technetium-99m from a source of decaying molybdenum-99.
UK/ˈməʊli kaʊ̯/US/ˈmoʊli kaʊ̯/
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A device used to extract the metastable isotope technetium-99m from a source of decaying molybdenum-99.
Origin
Compound of moly (“molybdenum”) (informal) + cow. The term alludes to the fact that the deCompound of moly (“molybdenum”) (informal) + cow. The term alludes to the fact that the device extracts (“milks”) technetium-99m from molybdenum-99.
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Forms
plural: moly cowsSynonyms
2 synonymstechnetium coww:technetium-99m generator
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedholy cow