cobalt bomb

noun

A nuclear bomb that includes cobalt, which will absorb neutrons and become radioactive cobalt-60.

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C-bomb
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Meanings

nouncobalt bomb (plural cobalt bombs)

plural cobalt bombs

  1. A nuclear bomb that includes cobalt, which will absorb neutrons and become radioactive cobalt-60.

    Synonyms: C-bomb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nuclear bomb that includes cobalt, which will absorb neutrons and become radioactive cobalt-60.

Similar
C-bomb
Also see
dirty bomb
Cite this entry
APA

cobalt bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobalt%20bomb

MLA

“cobalt bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobalt%20bomb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobalt bomb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobalt%20bomb.

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