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Look up tonic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tonic may refer to: Tonic water, a drink traditionally containing quinine Regional name for soft drink—a
Tonic
Carbonated soft drink containing quinine
Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, modern tonic water typically
Tonic_water
Type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain
generalized tonic–clonic seizure, commonly known as a grand mal seizure or GTCS, is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive tonic and
Generalized tonic–clonic seizure
Generalized_tonic–clonic_seizure
Drink of espresso mixed with tonic water
Espresso and tonic or espresso tonic is a non-alcoholic mixed drink made by mixing espresso and tonic water. First recorded in 2007, the drink became popular
Espresso_and_tonic
2010 studio album by Tonic
Tonic is the self-titled fourth studio album by American rock band Tonic. The project was originally announced in 2008, with writing and recording carrying
Tonic_(Tonic_album)
American rock band
Tonic is an American rock band, formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart and Jeff Russo. Later members have included Dan Lavery, Kevin Shepard, Pierce Bowers and
Tonic_(band)
Of a physiological response, slow
Tonic in physiology refers to a physiological response which is slow and may be graded. This term is typically used in opposition to a fast response.
Tonic_(physiology)
Tonal center of a diatonic scale
In music, "tonic" refers to the originating note or chord of a particular key. Scales are based on their tonic pitch, or tonic note, which is why they
Tonic_(music)
Measure of water potential across a semi-permeable cell membrane
In chemical biology, tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient; the water potential of two solutions separated by a partially-permeable
Tonicity
Caffeinated fortified wine
Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated alcoholic drink consisting of fortified wine with added caffeine, originally made by monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon
Buckfast_Tonic_Wine
Drink made with gin and tonic water
A gin and tonic is a highball cocktail made with gin and tonic water poured over ice. The ratio of gin to tonic varies according to taste, strength of
Gin_and_tonic
Treatment of a pitch other than the overall tonic, in music
In music, tonicization is the treatment of a pitch other than the overall tonic (the "home note" of a piece) as a temporary tonic in a composition. In
Tonicization
2021 Indian Bengali film by Avijit Sen
Tonic is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language adventure drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri and distributed jointly by Bengal
Tonic_(film)
Coke) A tonic cocktail is a cocktail that contains tonic syrup or tonic water. Tonic water is usually combined with gin for a gin and tonic, or mixed
List_of_cocktails
Type of cocktail
A vodka tonic is a long drink made with varying proportions of vodka and tonic water. Vodka tonics are frequently garnished with a slice of lime or lemon
Vodka_tonic
System of musical notation
Tonic sol-fa (or tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Anna Glover (1786–1867) of Norwich, England and
Tonic_sol-fa
Internet country-code top level domain for Tonga
Network Information Center (Tonic). The .to top-level domain was widely commercialized in 1997 by the San Francisco company Tonic Corp. (founded by Eric Gullichsen
.to
Album by Tomahawk
Tonic Immobility is the fifth studio album by musical supergroup Tomahawk. Released after an eight-year gap following their previous record, Tonic Immobility
Tonic_Immobility
Behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead
year 1646 in a report by Athanasius Kircher, in which he subdued chickens. Tonic immobility (also known as the act of feigning death, or exhibiting thanatosis)
Apparent_death
1999 video game
Tonic Trouble is a 1999 action-adventure game developed by Ubi Soft Montreal and published by Ubi Soft. The game follows janitor Ed, who drops a container
Tonic_Trouble
Solution consumed to promote health
In herbal medicine, a herbal tonic (also tonic herbs, tonic herbalism) is used to help restore, tone and invigorate systems in the body or to promote general
Herbal_tonic
Natural fiber (hair) of the Angora goat
the 1960s, a blend of mohair and wool suiting fabric known as Tonik or Tonic was developed in England. This had a shiny, color-changing appearance and
Mohair
Soft drink brand used by companies such as Coca-Cola, Suntory, etc
originally being regular soda water created in 1783. Various types of lemonades, tonic waters and ginger ales also carry the Schweppes name. The company has held
Schweppes
Norwegian heavy metal band
Tonic Breed is a Norwegian thrash and heavy metal one-man music project by Patrik K. Svendsen. Until 2019, Tonic Breed was originally a four-piece band
Tonic_Breed
Change from one tonality to another
In music, modulation is the change from one tonality (either a tonic or a mode, or both) to another. This may or may not be accompanied by a change in
Modulation_(music)
Position of a musical note on a scale relative to the tonic
degree is the position of a particular note on a scale relative to the tonic—the first and main note of the scale from which each octave is assumed to
Degree_(music)
Harmonic structure with a central pitch
tonality of a piece is its perceived key or mode. Tonality centers around a tonic note and chord, where the piece is most stable, and may be indicated by
Tonality
1998 single by Spacedust
Tonic" is a single released by British production duo Spacedust. The song was originally recorded by French record producer Bob Sinclar as "Gym Tonic"
Gym_and_Tonic
Topics referred to by the same term
Live at Tonic may refer to: Live at Tonic (Christian McBride album) Live at Tonic (Marco Benevento album) Live at Tonic (Rashied Ali, Louis Belogenis
Live_at_Tonic
Alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter
more-concentrated herbal bitters and tonic preparations. Many of the brands and styles of digestive bitters reflect herbal stomachic and tonic preparations whose roots
Bitters
1978 studio album by the Boomtown Rats
A Tonic for the Troops is the second album by Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, released in June 1978. A Tonic for the Troops peaked at No. 8 on the
A_Tonic_for_the_Troops
Type of musical scale and characteristic behaviors
former as Ionian and Aeolian) which are defined by their starting note or tonic. (Olivier Messiaen's modes of limited transposition are strictly a scale
Mode_(music)
Type of chord
the tonic, or tonic parallel), D minor triad (Sp), and E minor triad (Dp). For example, the major tonic and tonic parallel and minor tonic and tonic parallel
Parallel_and_counter_parallel
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1953)
venues such as the Knitting Factory and Tonic. On Friday April 13, 2007, Zorn played the final night at Tonic before it closed due to financial pressures
John_Zorn
End of a musical phrase with resolution
suitable for phrase endings in general. Cadences are strong indicators of the tonic or central pitch of a passage or piece. The musicologist Edward Lowinsky
Cadence
Tonic was a music venue located in New York City founded by Melissa Caruso Scott and John Scott. First opened in 1998, it described itself as supporting
Tonic_(music_venue)
French Thoroughbred racehorse
Jim And Tonic (foaled 1994 in Normandy) is a retired French Thoroughbred racehorse. He raced through age eight at tracks around the world and retired
Jim_and_Tonic
Football club
Tonic Football Club, commonly known as Tonic FC, is a Nigerian football club based in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The club competes in the Nationwide League
Tonic_Football_Club
Episodes of sustained upward deviation of the eyes
Paroxysmal tonic upgaze (PTU) of childhood is a rare and distinctive neuro-ophthalmological syndrome characterized by episodes (paroxysms) of sustained
Paroxysmal_tonic_upgaze
American video game company
outside of Unreal as well. In March 2021, Epic announced it was acquiring the Tonic Games Group, which includes developers Mediatonic and Fortitude Games. Mediatonic's
Epic_Games
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
because it is the same distance below the tonic as the dominant is above the tonic – in other words, the tonic is the dominant of the subdominant. It also
Subdominant
Reflex found in newborn humans
The tonic labyrinthine reflex (TLR) is a primitive reflex found in newborn humans. With this reflex, tilting the head back (extension) while lying on
Tonic_labyrinthine_reflex
Most common pitches in a piece of music
a song or other composition. A key has two components: a tonic pitch and a mode. The tonic pitch is represented by a letter from A through G, sometimes
Key_(music)
Subcompact car produced by Kia, 1999–2023
Colombia as the Kia Tonic. It is also offered in selected Latin America countries such as Panama and Peru as the Rio Cross. 2019 Kia Tonic (Colombia) Rear
Kia_Rio
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
dominant because it is second in importance to the first scale degree, the tonic. In the movable do solfège system, the dominant note is sung as "So(l)"
Dominant_(music)
Ascending or descending sequence of musical tones
interval pattern and by a special note, known as its first degree (or tonic). The tonic of a scale is the note selected as the beginning of the octave, and
Scale_(music)
Chordal accompaniment to a line or melody
Coltrane started utilizing the three-tonic system (and later, the four-tonic system as well, which is based on tonics derived from a diminished seventh chord)
Harmonization
1999 studio album by Tonic
Sugar is the second studio album by American band Tonic. Released on November 9, 1999, and produced by the band itself, the album's title shared the same
Sugar_(Tonic_album)
Harmonic grouping of notes
relationships to the tonic as their scalar forbearers. The dominant functioned as a counterweight to the tonic. A simple progression away from the tonic to the dominant
Chord_(music)
Reflex actions in infants
start attempting to walk after this reflex disappears. The asymmetrical tonic neck reflex, also known as 'fencing posture', is present at one month of
Primitive_reflexes
Sustained contraction of vibrated muscle
Tonic vibration reflex is a sustained contraction of a muscle subjected to vibration. This reflex is caused by vibratory activation of muscle spindles
Tonic_vibration_reflex
Regulation of neurons by neurotransmitters
called tonic transmission, in contrast to the phasic transmission that occurs rapidly at single synapses. There are three main components of tonic transmission:
Neuromodulation
Medical condition
Tonic tensor tympani syndrome is a hypothesized syndrome of the tensor tympani muscle. The tensor tympani muscle is one of the two middle ear muscles
Tonic_tensor_tympani_syndrome
British soft drink
by John Noel Nichols of Blackburn. It was first manufactured as a health tonic in cordial form, then decades later as a carbonated drink. Produced domestically
Vimto
Programs broadcast by Indian TV channel
(2025) Kam Ya Zyaada (2005) Khana Khazana (1993–2012) Hasne Aur Hasaane Ka Tonic – Ladies Special (2009) Philips Top 10 (1994–1999) Nilamghar... Bid Bid
List of programmes broadcast by Zee TV
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_Zee_TV
Hair care product
Hair conditioner is a hair care cosmetic product used to improve the feel, texture, appearance and manageability of hair. Its main purpose is to reduce
Hair_conditioner
2006 live album by Christian McBride
Live at Tonic is a three-disc album by bassist Christian McBride, recorded at Tonic in New York on January 10–11, 2005. The album was released on May
Live at Tonic (Christian McBride album)
Live_at_Tonic_(Christian_McBride_album)
Arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
even if an intro includes chords other than the tonic, it generally ends with a cadence, either on the tonic or dominant chord. The introduction may also
Song_structure
A double tonic is a chord progression, melodic motion, or shift of level consisting of a "regular back-and-forth motion" in melody similar to Bruno Nettl's
Double_tonic
Temporal reflex action in infants usually for a period of about six months
The asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR) is a primitive reflex found in newborn humans that normally vanishes around 6 months of age. It is also known
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
Asymmetrical_tonic_neck_reflex
American musician
American vocalist. Johnson is the lead vocalist of the a capella group Tonic Sol-fa, and the lead singer and founder of Shaun Johnson and the Big Band
Shaun_Johnson_(singer)
1935 film by Clyde Bruckman
Spring Tonic is a 1935 American comedy film adapted from the 1927 play The Man-Eating Tiger by Ben Hecht and Rose Caylor. It was directed by Clyde Bruckman
Spring_Tonic
Musical scale comprising seven notes
major scale is a sequence of musical notes containing a major triad on the tonic. Most commonly, the term "major scale" refers to the natural major scale
Major_scale
Musical term
properly speaking. Riemann identified three abstract tonal "functions"—tonic, dominant and subdominant—denoted by the letters T, D, and S, respectively
Function_(music)
Arabic and Turkish musical scale
steps above the tonic of Saba are all rather small, so that the fourth pitch is noticeably less than a perfect fourth above the tonic. This distinguishes
Saba_(music)
Lemon-lime soft drink brand
Up Diet Lemon-Lime Bubble Up Bitter Lemon Bubble Up Ginger Ale Bubble Up Tonic Water Bubble Up Soda Water Bubble Up Mojito Drink portal "BUBBLE-UP - Trademarks
Bubble_Up
Musical pitch reference system
the octave. The tonic sol-fa method popularised the seven syllables commonly used in English-speaking countries: do (spelt doh in tonic sol-fa), re, mi
Solfège
Defunct bar and music venue in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Tonic Lounge was a bar and music venue located at 3100 Northeast Sandy Blvd., in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood. The venue was briefly known as
Tonic_Lounge
Contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
and a final entry that contains the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key. Fugues can also have episodes, which are parts of the fugue where new
Fugue
Motor vehicle
2003. It was also sold there as the "Midge", the "Sting", and as the "Ford Tonic". A locally designed pickup based on the Familia front end, called the Rustler
Mazda_Familia
Jazz chord progression
jazz and jazz harmony, the chord progression from iv7 to ♭VII7 to I (the tonic or "home" chord) has been nicknamed the backdoor progression or the backdoor
Backdoor_progression
Harvard University a cappella group
The Harvard Din & Tonics (informally The Dins) are a five-part jazz a cappella group from Harvard University, founded in 1979. The group was founded in
Harvard_Din_&_Tonics
South African soccer player
Tonic Chabalala (born 25 April 1979) is a South African soccer player who was a defender for the Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League. He captained
Tonic_Chabalala
Discography of American rock band Tonic
of Tonic, an American rock band, consists of five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, six singles, and six music videos. Tonic was
Tonic_discography
Major and minor scales with same key signature
same key signature but a different tonic. (This is as opposed to parallel minor or major, which shares the same tonic.) For example, F major and D minor
Relative_key
English football tournament
County John Eustace Lewis Travis Puma FanHub List Back: HSG UK Sleeve: Tonic Weight Loss Surgery Shorts: HSG UK Hull City Sergej Jakirović Lewie Coyle
2025–26_EFL_Championship
Recurring pattern of modes or scales that shapes a piece's tonal color
called a shift. co-tonic: a melodic tonic different from and as important as the harmonic tonic secondary tonic: a melodic tonic different from but subordinate
Modal_frame
Sudden intensification or recurrence of medical symptoms
provoke paroxysmal attacks. Most reported paroxysmal attacks are painful tonic spasms, dysarthria and ataxia, numbness, and hemiparesis. They are typically
Paroxysmal_attack
Musical structure of three main sections
returns in the tonic key, and for the recapitulation to complete the musical argument, material that has not been stated in the tonic key is "resolved"
Sonata_form
Primitive reflex
The symmetrical tonic neck reflex (STNR) is a primitive reflex that normally emerges during the first month of an infant's life and is diminished by the
Symmetrical_tonic_neck_reflex
Epilepsy syndrome that is characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause
seizure types: absence seizures, myoclonic seizures, clonic seizures, tonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and atonic seizures. Generalized epilepsy can also
Generalized_epilepsy
Loss of motor function
Monoplegia Muscle relaxant Beriberi Neuroprosthetics Brain–computer interface Tonic immobility Cerebral palsy Cobratoxin Obdormition Narcolepsy Cataplexy Locked-in
Paralysis
Period of symptoms due to excessive or synchronous neuronal brain activity
while others cause generalized convulsions with loss of consciousness (tonic–clonic seizures). Most seizures last less than two minutes and are followed
Seizure
Distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper
flavours, or often a combination. It is commonly mixed with tonic water in a gin and tonic. Gin is also used as a base spirit to produce flavoured, gin-based
Gin
Minor scale based on E
(unfretted) strings are part of the tonic chord. The key of E minor is also popular in heavy metal music, as its tonic is the lowest note on a standard-tuned
E_minor
Classifications of epileptic seizures
tonic-clonic seizures) and petit état (absence seizures). Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772–1840) later introduced grand mal (generalized tonic-clonic
Seizure_types
2001 live album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Electric Tonic is a live jazz album by Medeski Martin & Wood. It consists of completely improvised material recorded as one piece at Tonic in New York
Electric_Tonic
Constructed language
including: a set of symbols using the seven colours of the rainbow, and using tonic sol-fa to sign the language Solresol can be communicated by using any seven
Solresol
2002 studio album by Tonic
Head on Straight is Tonic's third album, released in 2002. It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 45th Grammy Awards and the track "Take Me As I
Head_on_Straight
Seizures which affect only one brain hemisphere
those with impaired consciousness, and those that evolve to bilateral tonic–clonic activity. Historically known as partial seizures, focal seizures
Focal_seizure
American comedian and podcast host (born 1984)
2020). "The Last Laugh for Los Angeles: The Great Comic Exodus of 2020". PopTonic. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
Tony_Hinchcliffe
2000 live album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Tonic is a live album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood recorded at Tonic in New York City from March 16–20 and 23–26, 1999. Medeski
Tonic (Medeski Martin & Wood album)
Tonic_(Medeski_Martin_&_Wood_album)
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
because it is halfway between the tonic and the subdominant ("lower dominant") or because its position below the tonic is symmetrical to that of the mediant
Submediant
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
expansion or extension of the tonic since they are both common tones of the tonic chord. Thus, the third degree of a tonic triad is also the mediant iii
Mediant
Nerve cell that converts environmental stimuli into corresponding internal stimuli
duration of the stimulus. Some tonic receptors are permanently active and indicate a background level. Examples of such tonic receptors are pain receptors
Sensory_neuron
2016 studio album by Tonic
post-grunge band Tonic. The project was originally announced on March 22, 2016 as a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Tonic's first album, Lemon
Lemon_Parade_Revisited
French wine-based aperitif
among its ingredients. "Lillet" belongs to a family of aperitifs known as tonic wines because of the addition of quinine. Kina Lillet (1887–1986): A liqueur
Lillet
Category of alcoholic beverages
Flavored fortified wine or tonic wine is inexpensive fortified wine that typically has an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV)
Flavored_fortified_wine
German physician (1659–1734)
illness. Tonic motion, to Stahl, involved the contracting and relaxing movements of the body tissue in order to serve the three main purposes. Tonic motion
Georg_Ernst_Stahl
Triad of scale patterns in music theory
musical notes in which the third scale degree is a minor third above the tonic. The notes A–B–C–D–E–F–G form a prototypical minor scale. There are three
Minor_scale
TONIC
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a topographic name for someone who lived where wormwood (Artemesia absinthium) grew, Middle English wormod, or a metonymic occupational name for a herbalist. In the Middle Ages wormwood was variously used as a tonic and vermifuge, in brewing ale, and to protect clothes and linen from moths and fleas.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
People
TONIC
TONIC
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Greek, Jamaican
Sacred Name; Holy Name
Boy/Male
Indian
Sweet
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Father of peace.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Telugu
Princess
Girl/Female
Indian
A deer
Boy/Male
Celtic
Mythical druid.
Girl/Female
French
Cape.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Attached to the Gods
Girl/Female
Muslim
Immortal
Girl/Female
Norse
An omniscient goddess.
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n.
A strengthening medicine; a tonic.
n.
A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.
n.
A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus Vernonia, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a mild heart tonic.
a.
Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
a.
Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
n.
A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
n.
The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
n.
The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
n.
A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
n.
Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
n.
Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
n.
A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
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."
a.
Tonic.
n.
A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (Chlora perfoliata). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.
n.
A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.
n.
The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also subsemitone.
n.
The principle of key in music; the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written, or through the family relationship of all its tones and chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.
a.
Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.