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Definitions of tonic
a. - Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions. ²
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. ²
a. - Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. ²
n. - A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong. ²
n. - The key tone, or first tone of any scale. ²
n. - A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system. ²

The word "tonic" uses 5 letters: C I N O T.

Direct anagrams of tonic:
  ontic

Words formed by adding one letter before or after tonic (in bold), or to cinot in any order:
a -   action   atonic   cation   e -   noetic   notice   f -   confit   g -   coting   h -   chiton   r -   citron   cortin   s -   tocsin   tonics  

Shorter words found within tonic:
cion   coin   con   coni   cot   icon   in   into   ion   it   nit   no   not   on   otic   ti   tic   tin   to   ton  

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