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Meanings of tonic in English

Portuguese
refrigerante
Catalan
gasosa
Wikidata

A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring.

        refrigerante
        Portuguese
        água tónica
        Catalan
        tònica

        Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine.

              água tónica
              Spanish
              tónico

              Used of syllables.

                  tónico
                  Portuguese
                  tonica

                  (Music) the first note of a diatonic scale.

                        tonica
                        Usage of tonic in English
                        1
                        The greatest beauty tonic in the world is the habit of kindness.
                        Possessed
                        2
                        Cordyceps has been used for centuries in China as a general tonic.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        Tell me about Viper Wine, the tonic -did it really exist?
                        Reuters
                        4
                        A potential banana skin turned out to be the best possible tonic.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        She might have given Agrippa a tonic before he started his journey.
                        Daughters of the Nile
                        6
                        The tonic is not relieved till the commencement of the working-out section.
                        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
                        7
                        Under reducing conditions, ambient glycine is sufficient to generate tonic receptor activation.
                        Pubmed
                        8
                        Sadly the spa town of Harrogate was unable to offer a tonic.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Spread the tonic over the face, rubbing it thoroughly into the skin.
                        Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore
                        10
                        Her humorous take on the absurd is as good as a tonic.
                        The Irish Times
                        11
                        He was his tonic in despair, his solace in his darkest hours.
                        The Loves of Great Composers
                        12
                        A few complications in life are an excellent tonic for the brain.
                        Piccadilly Jim
                        13
                        At least, I think it thought it was a gin and tonic.
                        The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
                        14
                        The air had all the purity and tonic of an American autumn.
                        The Eyes of the Woods: A Story of the Ancient Wilderness
                        15
                        A valuable tonic in all conditions of debility and want of appetite.
                        Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
                        16
                        Presented with impeccable social distancing, it is a tonic for the times.
                        Independent.ie
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