tonic

tone (English)

(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour. (transitive) To utter with an affected tone.. (transitive) to change the colour of. (transitive) to give a particular tone to. (transitive) to make (something) firmer (now, _, dialectal) The one (of two). (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.. (biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the [...]

-ic (English)

(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.

tonic (English)

(music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech. (music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.. (music) The triad [...]