Moly Cow Definition
noun
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 .
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Origin of Moly Cow
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From moly (informal term for molybdenum ) + cow . The word cow alludes to the fact that the device “milk " technetium -99m from molybdenum-99: see quotations.
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