moly cow

短语

发音

UK /ˈməʊli kaʊ̯/
其它
US /ˈmoʊli kaʊ̯/

词形变化

moly cows 复数 moly cows

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device used to extract from a source of decaying molybdenum-99 the metastable isotope ⁹⁹ᵐTc of technetium, which is the most commonly used medical radioisotope.

    非正式 化学 医学

词源

From moly (informal term for molybdenum) + cow. The word cow alludes to the fact that the device “milks” technetium-99m from molybdenum-99: see quotations.

来源：wiktionary