Definition of Tonic

Noun

  • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
  • (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
  • a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
    "in New England they call sodas tonics"
    - soda pop - soda water
  • lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
    - tonic water - quinine water

Adjective

  • imparting vitality and energy
    "the bracing mountain air"
  • relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
    "tonic harmony"
  • used of syllables
    "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
  • employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
    "Chinese is a tonal language"
  • of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
    "a tonic reflex"
    "tonic muscle contraction"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble tonic

29 unscramble word found using the letters tonic.

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