Noun
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a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
restorative
medicament ,
medicinal drug ,
medication ,
medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies
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(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
keynote
musical note ,
note ,
tone a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note" ; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner" ; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
tonic water ,
quinine water
soft drink nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
gin and tonic gin and quinine water
tonic -
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"
pop ,
soda ,
soda pop ,
soda water
soft drink nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
Adjective
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employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
tonal
tonic -
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex" ; "tonic muscle contraction"
physiology processes and functions of an organism
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relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"
tonal having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
tonic -
used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
accented
tonic -
imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
bracing ,
brisk ,
fresh ,
refreshing ,
refreshful
invigorating imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
