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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.
A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired. Substances that restore and strengthen the nervous system are called nerve tonics.
a liquid medicine that has the general effect of making you feel better rather than treating a particular health problem that you might have. [ S ] informal. something that makes you feel stronger or happier: The magazine is lively and interesting - the pictures alone are a tonic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
A tonic is something, sometimes a medicine, that makes you feel better or restores you to health. Before doctors prescribed drugs, crooked salesmen sold all sorts of dubious tonics.
A sudden intense sense stimulus usually suffices to end this tonic discharge. Reigate's stunning surrounding countryside offers the perfect tonic to relax and leave the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Drinking orange juice or tonic water may help to alleviate any cramp pain.
[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.
Tonic definition, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. See more.
