Thesaurus: tonic

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1. a. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."
2. a. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
3. a. Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
4. n. A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
5. n. The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
6. n. A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
7. adj. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
8. adj. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
9. adj. (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
10. adj. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
11. adj. imparting vitality and energy
12. n. lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine