Tonic

  • 41tonic — I Cockney Rhyming Slang Philharmonic I ll have a Vera and Phil (gin and tonic). II Glesga Glossary Buckfast Wine …

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  • 42tonic — noun 1》 a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well being. 2》 something with an invigorating effect. 3》 (also tonic water) a carbonated soft drink with a bitter flavour, used as a mixer with gin or other spirits. 4》 Music the… …

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  • 43tonic — 1) adj. a) relating to normal muscle tone. b) marked by continuous tension (contraction), e.g. a tonic muscle spasm. 2) n. a medicinal substance purporting to increase vigour and liveliness and produce a feeling of wellbeing: beneficial effects… …

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  • 44tonic —   a. Medicine, pertaining to tension, especially muscular; improving muscular condition; invigorating; Music, pertaining to keynote; n. Medicine, tonic medicine; Music, keynote.    ♦ tonicity, n …

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  • 45tonic —    A substance taken to strengthen and prevent disease, especially chronic disease. Formerly, tonics were widely available both as over the counter and prescription formulas. Unfortunately, the increased sophistication of medicine has led to the… …

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  • 46-tonic — a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in tonia: catatonic. [see TONIC] …

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  • 47Tonic (music) — Tonic (I) in ii V I turnaround on C, found at the end of the circle progression  Play …

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  • 48Tonic (music club) — Tonic was a music venue located at 107 Norfolk Street, New York City which opened in 1998 and closed April 2007. It was self described as supporting avant garde, creative and experimental music and known for its commitment to musical integrity.… …

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  • 49Tonic water — (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine, which gives it a distinctively bitter taste.The drink has garnered its name from the medicinal effects of this bitter flavoring. The quinine was added to the drink as a… …

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  • 50Tonic-Wasser — Tonic Water unter normalem und UV Licht Tonic Water ist ein chininhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk mit einem leicht bitteren Geschmack. Früher gehörte Tonic Water (tonic ist englisch und bedeutet „kräftigend, stärkend“) zur Standardausrüstung vieler… …

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