tonic has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology,music,food,physiology
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[ noun ] (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

Synonyms

keynote

Related terms

note music

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[ noun ] (food) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

Examples

"in New England they call sodas tonics"

Related terms

soft_drink soda_water

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[ noun ] (food) lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
4
[ adjective ] imparting vitality and energy

Examples

"the bracing mountain air"

Related terms

invigorating

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[ adjective ] used of syllables

Synonyms

accented

Examples

"a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"

Related terms

atonic

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[ adjective ] (music) relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale

Examples

"tonic harmony"

Related terms

tonal

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[ adjective ] employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

Synonyms

tonal

Examples

"Chinese is a tonal language"

Related terms

tone tone

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[ adjective ] (physiology) of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue

Examples

"a tonic reflex" "tonic muscle contraction"

Related terms

physiology tonicity

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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

Synonyms

restorative

Related terms

medicine bracer

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