tonic
டானிக்
definition
noun
Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash.
a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.
Britten's score breaks off at bar 30, just at the moment of the return to the tonic .
the first note in a scale that, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.
adjective
The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal tonic formulas.
giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating.
At first, whirling scales and broken arpeggios scamper across the keyboard, hopefully tethered by tonic pedal notes in the bass.
relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
translation of 'tonic'
பலவிருத்தி
example
Practitioners of Chinese medicine use it as a 'tonic' and restorative to promote health and longevity.
So the mere presence of a fixed percentage of ginsenosides does not guarantee the 'tonic' properties of a well-aged root.
Any time I spend a few days in the company of these happy souls, it always feels like a complete 'tonic' .
People are going back to basics like Scotch on the rocks and Tanqueray and 'tonic' .
However, compared to diet cola or sugar-charged 'tonic' or lemonade, soda water wins by a mile.
This, technically speaking, is tonal music, but you'd be hard pressed to identify the 'tonic' .
Jatamansi is an effective sedative and brain 'tonic' , enhancing concentration and memory.
While I wait, I nurse a vodka and 'tonic' and attempt to intelligently assess my surroundings.
The brash and disrespectful attitude of the music was a 'tonic' , while the band's lack of anonymity broke the mould.
The penultimate piece, a ‘Song without Words’, is centred on F, the work's main 'tonic' .
I like gin based drinks: Gin and 'tonic' is usually a safe bet in any bar.
With commentary and analysis, its members provided a 'tonic' for much of the mainstream media's excesses.
Very, very expensive - the last time I went, I paid £7 for a gin and 'tonic' .
The former is designated a slow twitch muscle fiber, and the latter as slow 'tonic' muscle fiber.
After an unusually long and chromatic development the recapitulation begins in the 'tonic' minor.
This excellent 'tonic' herb is high in mineral content, with a preference for supporting the liver.
The superimposition of the 'tonic' and dominant forms of the motif does not bring a resolution, only an uneasy symbiosis.
Ashwagandha is unique as a 'tonic' herb in that it is exceptionally easy to cultivate and is ready for harvest after only one year of growth.
Ten years on, I like my vodka and 'tonic' in a well-cut piece of glass with a few roughly hewed hunks of ice and a generous squeeze of real lime, thank you very much.
The 'tonic' contractions, in contrast, clearly regulate the emptying of fluids from the stomach.
Milk Thistle has a long history as a medicinal plant which can be used as a liver stimulant, for detoxification and as a liver 'tonic' .
He is definitely a 'tonic' in this depressing age of faceless conductors.
Unphosphorylated, attached cross-bridges in 'tonic' mammalian smooth muscle have a very slow rate of release of ADP.
Galleries provide a 'tonic' for the overstimulated senses
Digestive 'tonic' properties and early experimental findings that its long-term use promotes the heart and vascular system are other feathers in the cap for this herb.
This 'tonic' contraction defines the lower esophageal sphincter.
The food certainly tasted wonderful and was the perfect 'tonic' before the long flight home.
I imagine all your adventures have served as a restorative 'tonic' to the high-speed life of a newsman.
For a chef at the top of his game, his humility is a 'tonic' .
My new eating plan included a herbal 'tonic' to complement my diet and encourage general well-being.
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