Tonic

What do we mean by tonic?

An agent, such as a medication, that is supposed to restore or improve health or well-being. noun

A liquid preparation for the scalp or hair. noun

An invigorating, refreshing, or restorative agent or influence. noun

The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote. noun

A tonic accent. noun

Restorative or stimulating to health or well-being. adjective

Of, relating to, or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue. adjective

Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles. adjective

Of or based on the keynote. adjective

Stressed, as a syllable; accented. adjective

Characterized by distinctive tones. Same as toned, 2. See tone, 15.

Of or relating to tones or musical sounds.

Specifically, in music, of or pertaining to, or founded on, the key-note or tonic.

Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension.

In medicine, increasing the strength or tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of weakness or debility, and restoring healthy functions; hence, bracing or invigorating to the mental or the moral nature.

In medicine, any remedy which improves the tone or vigor of the fibers of the stomach and bowels, or of the muscular fibers generally. noun

A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.

Tonic water.

(Massachusetts) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.

Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.

Words that are spelled similarly to tonic:
tonic, toxic, topic, ionic, sonic, tunic, tronic, conic, atonic, toric, toni, yonic, tonia, toeic, monic, onic, tomic, tonin, nonic, tonio, tonis, ponic, tonie, ronic, zonic, -onic, -tonic, bonic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word tonic:
clonic, atonic, supertonic, phasic, mediant, recapitulation, quinine, chord, lydian, chanter, diatonic, cadence, tonality, triad, chords, reflex, coda, seizures, carbonated, tonal, stimulant, dominant, gin, chromatic, octave, harmonic, syllable, pedal, modal, sonata, syllables, lemon, drone, tones, cocktail, soda, progression, seizure, inversion, modulation, inhibition, nero, tone, scale, breed, melodic, minor, accent, augmented, contraction, descending, key, melody, tuning, ginger, exposition, medicinal, pitches, harmony, drink, interval, diminished, bitter, keys, root, notation, note, seventh, pitch, drinks, muscles, juice, bars, notes, pupil, mode, muscle, scales, relative, theme, piece, cure, syndrome, perfect, treat, parallel, wine, verse, phrase, strings, major, signature, trio, variation, measure, hart, neck, fifth, stress, repeated.

Words that rhyme with tonic:
sardonic, laconic, ironic, chronic, mnemonic, platonic, catatonic, histrionic, ionic, sonic, electronic, panasonic, hegemonic, chthonic, tronic, tectonic, isotonic, hedonic, teutonic, synchronic, harmonic, demonic, conic, plutonic, diatonic, philharmonic, embryonic, polyphonic, ultrasonic, supersonic, masonic, pneumonic, hypertonic, symphonic, phonic, neoplatonic, hydroponic, hypersonic, bubonic, pharaonic, clonic, yonic, canonic, monophonic, avionic, telephonic, miltonic, chronique, napoleonic, ganglionic, allophonic, leptonic, planktonic, gnomonic, propionic, ovonic, isoelectronic, nucleonic, microelectronic, first harmonic, hyaluronic, connick, stronach, medtronic, blahnik, audiotronic, diasonic, ebonic, environic, fibronic, flextronic, hanak, john hick, kronick, lasersonic, lexiphonic, personic, photronic, plantronic, respironic, saw nick, telectronic, tranzonic, vanik, varitronic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tonic:
general, bitter, good, excellent, best, powerful, cardiac, moral, valuable, mental, mild, wonderful, useful, strong, major, real, minor, nervine, uterine, generalized, fine, stimulating, digestive, original, simple, spiritual, stomachic, final, astringent, wholesome, invigorating, herbal, effective, splendid, nerve, perfect, true, better, restorative, welcome, upper, potent, popular, gentle, medicinal, nutritive, admirable, intellectual, healthy, pure, initial, diuretic, daily, refreshing, hair, temporary, finest, stomach, efficient, overall, ideal, pleasant, healthful, sedative, needed, soothing, favorite, salutary, heady, exhilarating, occasional.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective tonic:
contraction, effect, chord, activity, spasm, reflex, seizures, spasms, key, reflexes, treatment, triad, water, phase, contractions, influence, properties, inhibition, action, convulsions, effects, note, pupil, harmony, accent, medicines, remedies, minor, discharge, immobility, chords, state, pedal, control, neck, syllable, deviation, response, seizure, movements, level, herbs, medicine, muscles, activation, component, quality, extension, air, levels, impulses, stage, cadence, release, major, input, innervation, firing, measures, theory, fibers, stimulant, secretion, stimulation, convulsion, rigidity, doses, pupils, muscle, reaction, posturing, responses, qualities, excitation, influences, plan, tone, syllables, flexion, arousal, convergence, regimen, pattern, triads, herb, pitch, scale, patterns.

Consonant match to tonic:
tunic, tinnock, tannic, tanakh, teaneck, tunick, teneyck.

Words that sound like tonic:
tonic, tunic, tomic, tannic, tanakh, tomich, tunick, teaneck, tanach, tanak, tonics, tronic, tanika, atonic, tanith, tonica, tonique, ionic, yonic, danek, domic, tomek, tawna, toczek, atomic, technic, tanaka, tani, tunics, tano, tanu, tajik, tunica, tanuki, tawnya, tawnie, dunnock, stanek, technik, tonish, donagh, t mac, stannic, tanah, tomsk, tomsic, toeic, tanit, itanic, tmic, honig, hynek, heinecke, sonic, phonic, conic, unic, demic, monic, yannick, unik, demick, connick, yanik, janik, donica, dimmick, yanick, dimick, winick, winnick, adonic, konik, wanek, wieneke, nonic, waynick, tina, tonk, tawny, tana, teena, tama, tena, tona, tanna, tawney, tenna, toric, taina, tonna, toona, tawnee, tenrec, taneka, tomah, tiina, tomika, tonel, tarak.