Tonic may refer to:
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Tonic water
Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, modern tonic water typically has a significantly lower quinine content and is often more sweetened than the original medic ...
, a drink traditionally containing quinine
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Soft drink
A soft drink (see #Terminology, § Terminology for other names) is a class of non-alcoholic drink, usually (but not necessarily) Carbonated water, carbonated, and typically including added Sweetness, sweetener. Flavors used to be Natural flav ...
, a carbonated beverage
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Tonic (physiology)
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. For instance, tonic muscles are contrasted by the more typical and much faster twitch muscles, w ...
, the response of a muscle fiber or nerve ending typified by slow, continuous action
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Tonic syllable, the stressed syllable of a word
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Herbal tonic
In herbal medicine, a herbal tonic (also tonic herbs, tonic herbalism) is used to help restore, tone and invigorate systems in the Human body, body or to promote general health and Wellness (alternative medicine), well-being. A herbal tonic is a ...
, a herbal medicine with tonic effects
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Tonic (music)
In music, the tonic is the first scale degree () of the diatonic scale (the first note of a scale) and the tonal center or final resolution tone that is commonly used in the final cadence in tonal (musical key-based) classical music, popul ...
, the tonal center of a musical scale
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Tonic (band)
Tonic is an American rock band, formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart and Jeff Russo. Later members have included Dan Lavery, Kevin Shepard, and Dan Rothchild. The band signed with Polydor Records in 1995, through which they released their debut studi ...
, an American rock band
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''Tonic'' (Tonic album), 2010
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Tonic (music venue), a New York City music venue, 1998–2007
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''Tonic'' (Medeski Martin & Wood album), 2000
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''Tonic'' (radio program), Canadian radio program
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Tonic suit, a garment made from a shiny mohair blend that was fashionable among the Mods of the mid 1960s
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''Tonic'' (film), a Bengali film
See also
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Patent medicine
A patent medicine (sometimes called a proprietary medicine) is a non-prescription medicine or medicinal preparation that is typically protected and advertised by a trademark and trade name, and claimed to be effective against minor disorders a ...
that claims to have tonic properties
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Tonči Tonči is a Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Anton (given name), Anton, Antonij and Antonijo in Croatia and Slovenia. It is sometimes spelled Tonci in Croatia where it is som ...
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Tonic sol-fa
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 popularised by John Curwen, who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems. It u ...
, a method of teaching sight-singing
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Tonic Sol-fa (a cappella group), American singing group with a largely pop-music-oriented repertoire
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Tonie Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, ...
, name
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Tonio (name)
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