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tonic waters

tonic waters is the plural of tonic water.

Meaning of tonic water

Noun

tonic water (countable and uncountable, plural tonic waters)

  1. A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.
    • Tonic water's active ingredient is quinine, a chemical compound derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America. This alkaloid has long been known to relieve the pain and fever of malaria and other tropical diseases, making it a staple "tonic" in warm-weather countries.2009 Spring, Anthony Dias Blue, “Mixology: Gin & Tonic”, in Drinks, the Magazine of Fine Wine, Spirits, and Living, page 8

Questions about tonic waters

What is tonic waters the plural of?
Tonic waters is the plural of tonic water.

Words near tonic waters in the dictionary

  1. tonic and gin
  2. tonic and gins
  3. tonic immobility
  4. tonic tensor tympani syndrome
  5. tonic water
  6. tonic waters
  7. tonic-clonic
  8. tonical
  9. tonically
  10. tonicified
  11. tonicifies

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