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PRONUNCIATION OF TONIC WATER

tonic water  [ˈtɒnɪk ˈwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TONIC WATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tonic water is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TONIC WATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tonic water

Tonic water

Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink, in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, tonic water usually now has a significantly lower quinine content and is consumed for its distinctive bitter flavour. It is often used in mixed drinks, particularly in gin and tonic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TONIC WATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
deepwater
ˈdiːpˈwɔːtə
dewater
diːˈwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
headquarter
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə
overwater
ˌəʊvəˈwɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
unwater
ʌnˈwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə
wild-water
waɪld ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TONIC WATER

tongued
tongueless
tonguelet
tonguelike
tonguester
tonguing
tonic
tonic accent
tonic sol-fa
tonic wine
tonically
tonicity
tonier
Tonies
toniest
tonight
tonish
tonishly
tonishness
tonite

WORDS THAT END LIKE TONIC WATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
ground water
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
waste water
white water

Synonyms and antonyms of tonic water in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tonic water» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TONIC WATER

Find out the translation of tonic water to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tonic water from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tonic water» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汤力水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agua tónica
570 millions of speakers

English

tonic water
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टॉनिक पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المياه منشط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тоник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água tônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টনিক জল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eau tonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

air tonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tonic Water
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トニック水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토닉 워터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tonik banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước tăng lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டானிக் நீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शक्तिवर्धक पाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua tonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tonik woda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apa tonica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τονωτικό νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tonic water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tonic vatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tonic vann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tonic water

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TONIC WATER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TONIC WATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tonic water

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONIC WATER»

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1
When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to ...
One of the groups receiving tonic water only and one receiving vodka and tonic were accurately told what they were drinking. The other two groups were misled: The tonic-water-only drinkers were told they were drinking vodka and tonic, and ...
K. J. Wilson, 2005
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Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College ...
Is it possible to feel "buzzed," light-headed, and "tipsy" from tonic water alone? • Can our beliefs about how alcohol effects us actually contribute to experiencing that effect after drinking? How much is our experience of alcohol's effects "all in ...
Linda A. Dimeff, 1999
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Psychology and the Challenges of Life
How Psychologists Study Adjustment ❚ 29 Participants' Beliefs believed vodka Participants' Vodka and Tonic Water Tonic Water drank vodka/ believed tonic water only Tonic Water Only Drinks Tonic Water Only drank tonic water only/ believed ...
Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, 2009
4
Psychology: Concepts and Connections
Participants' beliefs Participants' actual drinks Vodka and tonic water Tonic water only Believed drinking vodka Believed drinking vodka Believed drinking tonic water only Believed drinking tonic water only Figure 2.6 □ The Experimental ...
Spencer Rathus, 2011
5
Psychology: Concepts and Connections, Brief Version
In one classic double-blind study on the effects of alcohol, Alan Lang and his colleagues (1975) pretested a cocktail of vodka and tonic water to make certain that it could not be discriminated by taste from tonic water alone. They recruited col- ...
Spencer A. Rathus, 2006
6
Soft Drinks: Soft Drink, Julmust, Irn-Bru, Cola, Tonic ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010
7
Halloween Propmaker's Handbook
Left to right are: tonic water, ¡00 percent paint, ¡0 percent paint, 30 percent paint, 20 percent liquid laundry detergent, 40 percent liquid laundry detergent, 50 percent liquid laundry detergent, 60 percent liquid laundry detergent, ¡00 percent  ...
Ken Pitek, 2006
8
Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases
The common factor linking these rare cases of atropine poisoning was that they had all consumed tonic water from the same store, and clearly all were victims of some criminal who it was assumed had done this in order to blackmail the ...
John Emsley, 2008
9
Articles on Quinine, Including: Gin and Tonic, Tonic Water, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Psych
As we will see, subjects in psychological experiments can be given placebos such as tonic water, but if the subjects think they have drunk alcohol, we can conclude that changes in their behaviour stem from their beliefs about the effects of ...
Spencer A. Rathus, Scott G. Veenvliet, Shannon J. Maheu, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONIC WATER»

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1
Espresso Fizz
Add chilled tonic water, a dash of orange bitters and an orange twist to a 5-ounce lowball glass. Prepare a shot of espresso: grind, dose and tamp, and lock ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
2
Calvados and Tonic
That is, simply—just two ounces of brandy and twice as much tonic, perfectly chilled and served without ice or garnish. In this form ... Top with tonic water. Do not ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
Rejoice: gin and tonic ice cream is here
Nothing beats a refreshing gin and tonic on a hot summer's day - unless ... root and ground almonds, among others - with tonic water and squeeze of lemon, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
First ever Scots tonic water made in Aberdeenshire
The new tonic water, named Walter Gregor after a Victorian minister who served the local parish, is made from quinine, cinchona bark, citric acid and a mixture of ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
5
Five of a kind: New tonic water crowd worth mixing with
You might have to do a little digging around to find this New Zealand tonic water (popular with hip bartenders) but it's worth it. Creators Jacob Briars and Alex ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
6
Fever-Tree provides tonic for London's IPO market
The tonic water business has said it will raise gross proceeds of £93.3m, but just £4m will be used to benefit the company's cash position, with the rest lining the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
7
There's Quinine In Your Tonic, But What The Heck Is It, Anyway?
But don't let that deter you from ordering a gin and tonic next time you're at the bar, because tonic water contains very low levels of quinine. A glass of tonic water ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
8
The two strangers who decided to go into business together
Mr Rolls, 57, recalls their first meeting: "The conversation quickly turned from gin to tonic water, and the fact that while there had been a huge increase in the ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
9
Tea, tonic, and gin: a mixologist's view
You can make your peach tea in advance by adding a liter of hot water to .... He said he likes to make his own tonic water using the bark of the cinchona tree and ... «Roanoke Times, Aug 14»
10
Move over, iced coffee — there's a new drink in town
“A coffee tonic, quite simply, is concentrated coffee with tonic water,” says Cory Andreen, the man behind the coffee program at Mockingbird Hill in Northwest ... «WTOP, Jul 14»

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