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   tonic

   /ˈtɒnɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being. Similar stimulantrestorativerefreshercordialanalepticroborantinformal:pick-me-upbracerlivener
   • ▪ something with an invigorating effect: "being needed is a tonic for someone at my age" Similar booststimulantfillippleasurestimulusspurpushinformal:shot in the armpick-me-upreviver
   • 2. short for tonic water
   • 3. the first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.

   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.
   • 3. denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch.
   • 4. relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs.
   • ▪ relating to, denoting, or producing continuous muscular contraction.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tonically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does tonic mean in medical terms?

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   What is a tonic & how does it work?

   • 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. Tonic was used to describe all sorts of concoctions that were supposed to make you feel better or livelier. Some helped and some didn’t.

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   What is a nerve tonic?

   • 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. The extract acts as a tonic to restore energy and increase strength. A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired.

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   Where did the word 'tonic' come from?

   • First recorded in 1640–50, tonic is from the Greek word tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic “My Inner Sky,” by Mari AndrewAndrew’s new book is a calming tonic for uncertain times.

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   noun. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic. Synonyms: pickup, bracer, restorative, stimulant. quinine water. Music. the first degree of the scale; the keynote.

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