tonic
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1. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | bracer, pick-me-up, |
| definition | : | a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) (noun.artifact) |
2. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | musical note, note, tone, |
| definition | : | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | c, |
| definition | : | (music) the keynote of the scale of C major (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
3. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | soft drink, |
| definition | : | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) (noun.food) |
4. lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | soft drink, |
| definition | : | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) (noun.food) |
| substance holonym | : | quinine, |
| definition | : | a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | gin and tonic, |
| definition | : | gin and quinine water (noun.food) |
5. imparting vitality and energy (adj.all)
| similar | : | invigorating, |
| definition | : | imparting strength and vitality (adj.all) |
6. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale (adj.all)
| similar | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
7. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue (adj.pert)
| domain category | : | physiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
8. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates (noun.artifact)
9. imparting vitality and energy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | freshness, |
| definition | : | the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated (noun.attribute) |
10. used of syllables (adj.all)
11. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale (adj.all)
| derivation | : | musical note, note, tone, |
| definition | : | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (noun.communication) |
12. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
13. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
| definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
| definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
14. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates (noun.artifact)
15. imparting vitality and energy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | freshness, |
| definition | : | the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated (noun.attribute) |
16. used of syllables (adj.all)
17. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale (adj.all)
| derivation | : | musical note, note, tone, |
| definition | : | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (noun.communication) |
18. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
19. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
| definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
| definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
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