tonic

tonic
'tonik
noun
1) ((a) medicine that gives strength or energy: The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic.) styrkemiddel/-medisin
2) ((also tonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc: I'd like a gin and tonic.) tonic
I
subst. \/ˈtɒnɪk\/
1) (medisin) styrkemiddel, styrkedrikk, tonikum
2) (overført) (styrke)medisin
• this was a real tonic
dette var rene medisinen
3) (også tonic water) tonic (leskedrikk)
4) (musikk) tonika, grunntone
gin and tonic gin og tonic (drikk)
skin tonic ansiktsvann, hudvann
II
adj. \/ˈtɒnɪk\/
1) styrkende, oppfriskende, tonisk
2) (medisin) tonisk, styrkende
3) (musikk) tonisk, tone-, klang-
4) (språkvitenskap) tonetisk
tonic accent (språkvitenskap) trykkaksent
tonic chord (musikk) grunnakkord
tonic convulsions eller tonic spasm (medisinsk) tonisk krampe (vedvarende og jevn krampe)
tonic sol-fa (undervisningsmetode for musikk) tonika-do-metoden
tonic water (leskedrikk) tonic (water)

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