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tonic vs medication

medication vs tonic

tonic and medication both are nouns.

tonic is an adjective but medication is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tonic Yes Yes No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hypernym of tonic; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than tonic:
  • tonic: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of tonic include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.
tonic (noun) medication (noun)
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates the act of treating with medicines or remedies
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
tonic (adjective) medication (adjective)
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
imparting vitality and energy
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
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