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- Dictionarytonic/ˈtɒnɪk/
noun
- 1. a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being. Similar
- 2. short for tonic water
adjective
- 1. giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating: "a tonic body shampoo"
- 2. relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
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TONIC definition: 1. a liquid medicine that has the general effect of making you feel better rather than treating a…. Learn more.
1. a. : tonic water. b. : an agent (such as a drug) that increases body tone. c. : one that invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates. a day in the country was a tonic for him. d. : a liquid preparation for the scalp or hair. e. chiefly New England : a carbonated flavored beverage. 2. : the first tone of a major or minor scale : keynote. 3.
adjective. pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine. invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to tension, as of the muscles. marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm.
Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
TONIC meaning: 1. a liquid medicine that has the general effect of making you feel better rather than treating a…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Restorative or stimulating to health or well-being. 2. a. Physiology Of, relating to, or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue: a tonic reflex. b. Medicine Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles: a tonic convulsion or spasm. 3. Music Of or based on the keynote. 4. Stressed, as a syllable; accented.
[countable] a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired. herbal tonics. Topics Healthcare c2. [countable, uncountable] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier. skin tonic. Topics Appearance c2.